Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Brazil

Brazil: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 2.40 million number in 1999. β–² Rising

Latest (1999)
2.40 million number
World rank
1st
of 187 countries
All-time high
2.40 million number
in 1999
All-time low
1.03 million number
in 1971
Years of data
6
1971–1999

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Brazil, 1971–1999

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1971198519991971: 1.0M number1972: 1.2M number1973: 1.2M number1974: 1.1M number1982: 1.6M number1999: 2.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Brazil is 2.40 million number, measured in 1999. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Brazil peaked at 2.40 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.03 million number, in 1971.

Brazil ranks 1st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.12 million number 1.03 million number 1.17 million number 4
1980s 1.63 million number 1.63 million number 1.63 million number 1
1990s 2.40 million number 2.40 million number 2.40 million number 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 679,135 number compare
  2. 3 Madagascar 517,410 number compare
  3. 4 Malawi 515,255 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

More education data for Brazil

All data for Brazil β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Brazil?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Brazil was 2.40 million number in 1999, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 2.40 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 1.03 million number in 1971.
How does Brazil rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
Brazil ranks 1st out of 187 countries with data for 1999.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,486 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.