Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: World
WB: World: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps was 11.09 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: World, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: World is 11.09 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: World peaked at 20.39 million in 1970 and was at its lowest, 9.44 million, in 2019.
That places WB: World 1st out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20.39 million | — |
| 1971 | 15.45 million | -24.2% |
| 1972 | 15.79 million | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 16.26 million | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 16.25 million | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 16.67 million | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 16.99 million | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 17.32 million | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 17.33 million | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 17.15 million | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 17.74 million | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 17.66 million | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 17.61 million | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 17.42 million | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 17.16 million | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 16.76 million | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 16.57 million | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 16.39 million | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 16.50 million | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 16.48 million | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 16.16 million | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 16.15 million | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 15.47 million | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 15.40 million | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 15.32 million | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 14.62 million | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 14.39 million | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 14.63 million | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 13.99 million | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 14.78 million | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 14.79 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.44 million | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 14.18 million | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 14.11 million | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 14.36 million | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 14.08 million | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 13.67 million | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 14.07 million | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 13.74 million | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 14.25 million | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 14.37 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 14.44 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 12.79 million | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 12.18 million | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 11.18 million | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 10.37 million | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 10.23 million | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 10.16 million | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 10.03 million | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 9.44 million | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 9.50 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 9.77 million | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 10.66 million | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 10.90 million | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 11.09 million | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.96 million | 15.45 million | 20.39 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.03 million | 16.39 million | 17.74 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.09 million | 13.99 million | 16.16 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.17 million | 13.67 million | 14.79 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.52 million | 9.44 million | 14.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.38 million | 9.50 million | 11.09 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: World
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3118 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: World?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in WB: World was 11.09 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps recorded in WB: World?
- The highest recorded value was 20.39 million in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps recorded in WB: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.44 million in 2019.
- How does WB: World rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps?
- WB: World ranks 1st out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps rising or falling in WB: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) with 705 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) with 705 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.