Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in IDA total
IDA total: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 6.66 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
6.66 million number
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
3rd
of 42 groups
All-time high
7.51 million number
in 2010
All-time low
2.03 million number
in 1971
Years of data
49
1971–2019
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in IDA total, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in IDA total stood at 6.66 million number.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in IDA total peaked at 7.51 million number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.03 million number, in 1971.
IDA total ranks 3rd of 42 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in IDA total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.03 million number | — |
| 1972 | 2.10 million number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 2.33 million number | +10.9% |
| 1974 | 2.44 million number | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 2.55 million number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 2.68 million number | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 2.79 million number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 2.86 million number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 3.09 million number | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 3.35 million number | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 3.54 million number | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 3.66 million number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 3.66 million number | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.68 million number | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 3.64 million number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 3.70 million number | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 3.78 million number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 3.94 million number | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 3.94 million number | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.97 million number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 4.13 million number | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 4.09 million number | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 4.18 million number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 4.49 million number | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 4.66 million number | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 4.64 million number | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 4.86 million number | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 5.06 million number | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 5.13 million number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 5.38 million number | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 5.70 million number | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 6.08 million number | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 6.38 million number | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 6.75 million number | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 6.71 million number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 6.76 million number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 7.22 million number | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 7.23 million number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.47 million number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 7.51 million number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.34 million number | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 7.32 million number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 7.16 million number | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 6.90 million number | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 6.63 million number | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 6.67 million number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 6.66 million number | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.70 million number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 6.66 million number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.54 million number | 2.03 million number | 3.09 million number | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.69 million number | 3.35 million number | 3.94 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.52 million number | 3.97 million number | 5.13 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.57 million number | 5.38 million number | 7.47 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.96 million number | 6.63 million number | 7.51 million number | 10 |
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More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in IDA total?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in IDA total was 6.66 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 7.51 million number in 2010.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.03 million number in 1971.
- How does IDA total rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- IDA total ranks 3rd out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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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Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.