Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in High income

High income: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 361,185 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
361,185 number
Change on year
down 4.8%
Rank
30th
of 42 groups
All-time high
1.24 million number
in 1971
All-time low
361,185 number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in High income, 1970–2019

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in High income is 361,185 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in High income peaked at 1.24 million number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 361,185 number, in 2019.

High income ranks 30th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in High income, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in High income, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 1.20 million number
1971 1.24 million number +3.0%
1972 1.20 million number -3.0%
1973 1.16 million number -3.4%
1974 1.11 million number -4.6%
1975 1.04 million number -6.1%
1976 963,107 number -7.4%
1977 971,748 number +0.9%
1978 943,611 number -2.9%
1979 903,431 number -4.3%
1980 898,046 number -0.6%
1981 862,831 number -3.9%
1982 848,884 number -1.6%
1983 825,180 number -2.8%
1984 776,420 number -5.9%
1985 772,365 number -0.5%
1986 742,187 number -3.9%
1987 750,633 number +1.1%
1988 694,528 number -7.5%
1989 687,741 number -1.0%
1990 666,356 number -3.1%
1991 655,371 number -1.6%
1992 626,559 number -4.4%
1993 633,332 number +1.1%
1994 617,486 number -2.5%
1995 609,626 number -1.3%
1996 612,103 number +0.4%
1997 607,085 number -0.8%
1998 601,135 number -1.0%
1999 606,821 number +0.9%
2000 597,396 number -1.6%
2001 581,880 number -2.6%
2002 563,241 number -3.2%
2003 541,247 number -3.9%
2004 529,031 number -2.3%
2005 517,434 number -2.2%
2006 490,802 number -5.1%
2007 462,974 number -5.7%
2008 477,880 number +3.2%
2009 451,448 number -5.5%
2010 437,703 number -3.0%
2011 432,905 number -1.1%
2012 409,341 number -5.4%
2013 402,649 number -1.6%
2014 392,375 number -2.6%
2015 395,100 number +0.7%
2016 401,902 number +1.7%
2017 394,356 number -1.9%
2018 379,201 number -3.8%
2019 361,185 number -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.07 million number 903,431 number 1.24 million number 10
1980s 785,882 number 687,741 number 898,046 number 10
1990s 623,587 number 601,135 number 666,356 number 10
2000s 521,333 number 451,448 number 597,396 number 10
2010s 400,672 number 361,185 number 437,703 number 10

Countries ranked near High income

  1. 27 Afghanistan 97,015 number compare
  2. 28 Guinea 95,297 number compare
  3. 29 Yemen 92,869 number compare
  4. 30 Guatemala 83,349 number compare
  5. 31 Zambia 82,097 number compare
  6. 32 Central African Republic 81,103 number compare
  7. 33 Congo 79,140 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in High income?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in High income was 361,185 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in High income?
The highest recorded value was 1.24 million number in 1971.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in High income?
The lowest recorded value was 361,185 number in 2019.
How does High income rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
High income ranks 30th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in High income?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this High income 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.