Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Middle income
Middle income: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 4.72 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
4.72 million number
Change on year
down 9.1%
Rank
12th
of 42 groups
All-time high
15.45 million number
in 1980
All-time low
4.72 million number
in 2019
Years of data
49
1971–2019
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Middle income, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 4.72 million number for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Middle income peaked at 15.45 million number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.72 million number, in 2019.
That places Middle income 12th 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 49 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 13.38 million number | — |
| 1972 | 13.73 million number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 14.18 million number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 14.18 million number | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 14.63 million number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 14.96 million number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 15.17 million number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 15.16 million number | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 15.03 million number | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 15.45 million number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 15.38 million number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 15.27 million number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 15.12 million number | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 14.87 million number | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 14.47 million number | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 14.75 million number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 14.01 million number | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 14.09 million number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 14.11 million number | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 13.82 million number | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 13.74 million number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 13.22 million number | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 13.03 million number | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 12.68 million number | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 12.58 million number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 12.38 million number | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 11.76 million number | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 11.76 million number | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 11.68 million number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 11.52 million number | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 10.90 million number | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 10.28 million number | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 10.03 million number | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 10.19 million number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 10.24 million number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 9.89 million number | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 9.93 million number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 9.42 million number | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 9.59 million number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 9.61 million number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 9.53 million number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 7.84 million number | -17.8% |
| 2013 | 7.27 million number | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 6.37 million number | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 5.65 million number | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 5.49 million number | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 5.36 million number | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 5.19 million number | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 4.72 million number | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.49 million number | 13.38 million number | 15.17 million number | 9 |
| 1980s | 14.75 million number | 14.01 million number | 15.45 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.66 million number | 11.68 million number | 13.82 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.20 million number | 9.42 million number | 11.52 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.70 million number | 4.72 million number | 9.61 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More education data for Middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 25.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4541 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Middle income?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Middle income was 4.72 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 15.45 million number in 1980.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.72 million number in 2019.
- How does Middle income rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Middle income ranks 12th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.