Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in OECD members
OECD members: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 455,532 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
455,532 number
Change on year
down 6.1%
Rank
28th
of 42 groups
All-time high
2.05 million number
in 1971
All-time low
455,532 number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in OECD members, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 455,532 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 6.1% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in OECD members peaked at 2.05 million number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 455,532 number, in 2019.
That places OECD members 28th 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.99 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.05 million number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 2.04 million number | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 2.03 million number | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 2.01 million number | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 1.97 million number | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.89 million number | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 1.86 million number | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 1.81 million number | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 1.80 million number | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.86 million number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 1.81 million number | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.82 million number | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.81 million number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.77 million number | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.86 million number | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 1.79 million number | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 1.68 million number | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 1.59 million number | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 1.56 million number | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 1.47 million number | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 1.47 million number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.37 million number | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 1.34 million number | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.25 million number | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 1.24 million number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.19 million number | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.16 million number | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.07 million number | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 1.12 million number | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 1.08 million number | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.04 million number | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.04 million number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 944,654 number | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 874,451 number | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 827,847 number | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 788,147 number | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 745,379 number | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 731,064 number | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 670,391 number | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 645,963 number | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 668,266 number | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 640,639 number | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 550,206 number | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 475,844 number | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 480,413 number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 488,345 number | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 485,128 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 485,066 number | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 455,532 number | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.94 million number | 1.80 million number | 2.05 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.76 million number | 1.56 million number | 1.86 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.47 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 874,901 number | 670,391 number | 1.08 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 537,540 number | 455,532 number | 668,266 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 25 Burkina Faso 100,225 number compare
- 26 Tanzania, United Republic of 98,535 number compare
- 27 Afghanistan 97,015 number compare
- 28 Guinea 95,297 number compare
- 29 Yemen 92,869 number compare
- 30 Guatemala 83,349 number compare
- 31 Zambia 82,097 number compare
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in OECD members?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in OECD members was 455,532 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 million number in 1971.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 455,532 number in 2019.
- How does OECD members rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- OECD members ranks 28th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.