Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 2.78 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
2.78 million number
Change on year
down 13.0%
Rank
15th
of 42 groups
All-time high
6.82 million number
in 2010
All-time low
2.78 million number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Lower middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 2.78 million number for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Lower middle income peaked at 6.82 million number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.78 million number, in 2019.
That places Lower middle income 15th out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.57 million number | — |
| 1971 | 6.53 million number | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 6.44 million number | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 6.57 million number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 6.39 million number | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 6.40 million number | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 6.30 million number | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 6.27 million number | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 5.98 million number | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 6.11 million number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 6.11 million number | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 6.12 million number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 5.86 million number | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 5.64 million number | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 5.41 million number | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 4.96 million number | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 4.70 million number | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 4.42 million number | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 4.56 million number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 4.62 million number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 4.74 million number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 4.89 million number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 5.03 million number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 5.17 million number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 5.28 million number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 5.24 million number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 5.36 million number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 5.50 million number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 5.49 million number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 5.54 million number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 5.63 million number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 5.46 million number | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 5.42 million number | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.75 million number | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 6.00 million number | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 6.24 million number | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 6.21 million number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.49 million number | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 6.36 million number | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 6.64 million number | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 6.82 million number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 6.82 million number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.26 million number | -22.9% |
| 2013 | 4.93 million number | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 4.17 million number | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 3.58 million number | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 3.48 million number | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.38 million number | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 3.20 million number | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 2.78 million number | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.36 million number | 5.98 million number | 6.57 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.24 million number | 4.42 million number | 6.12 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.22 million number | 4.74 million number | 5.54 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.02 million number | 5.42 million number | 6.64 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.44 million number | 2.78 million number | 6.82 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 12 Mali 228,259 number compare
- 13 Mozambique 210,075 number compare
- 14 South Africa 200,430 number compare
- 15 Chad 184,260 number compare
- 16 Pakistan 182,441 number compare
- 17 Benin 165,917 number compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 149,373 number compare
More education data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.20 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Lower middle income?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Lower middle income was 2.78 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.82 million number in 2010.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.78 million number in 2019.
- How does Lower middle income rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Lower middle income ranks 15th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.