Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 1.19 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
1.19 million number
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
20th
of 44 groups
All-time high
3.91 million number
in 1996
All-time low
1.14 million number
in 2016
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 1.19 million number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 3.91 million number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.14 million number, in 2016.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 44 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.66 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.64 million number | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 2.84 million number | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 2.83 million number | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 2.78 million number | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 2.60 million number | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 2.67 million number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 2.80 million number | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 3.00 million number | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 2.89 million number | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 3.35 million number | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 3.34 million number | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 3.45 million number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 3.38 million number | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 3.43 million number | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 3.43 million number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 3.75 million number | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 3.31 million number | -11.7% |
| 1988 | 3.41 million number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 3.35 million number | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 3.43 million number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 3.35 million number | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 3.29 million number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 3.38 million number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 3.42 million number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 3.89 million number | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 3.91 million number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 3.63 million number | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 3.87 million number | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 3.79 million number | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 3.80 million number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 3.40 million number | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 3.31 million number | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.07 million number | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 3.06 million number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.88 million number | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 2.58 million number | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 2.28 million number | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 2.00 million number | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 1.83 million number | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 1.66 million number | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 1.58 million number | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 1.55 million number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.43 million number | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 1.25 million number | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 1.19 million number | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.14 million number | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.19 million number | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 1.18 million number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.19 million number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.77 million number | 2.60 million number | 3.00 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.42 million number | 3.31 million number | 3.75 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.60 million number | 3.29 million number | 3.91 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.82 million number | 1.83 million number | 3.80 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 million number | 1.14 million number | 1.66 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 1.19 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.91 million number in 1996.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 million number in 2016.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 20th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding 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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Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.