Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 303,718 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Post-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Post-demographic dividend is 303,718 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 1.22 million number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 303,718 number, in 2019.
That places Post-demographic dividend 33rd out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.13 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.21 million number | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 1.22 million number | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.10 million number | -10.1% |
| 1974 | 999,262 number | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 904,000 number | -9.5% |
| 1976 | 805,125 number | -10.9% |
| 1977 | 760,243 number | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 741,095 number | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 707,021 number | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 728,948 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 708,259 number | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 704,307 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 669,822 number | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 621,742 number | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 610,127 number | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 577,841 number | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 586,956 number | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 541,172 number | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 530,969 number | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 508,237 number | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 494,995 number | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 464,846 number | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 469,489 number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 452,327 number | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 443,604 number | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 443,659 number | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 438,764 number | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 432,441 number | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 436,003 number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 422,676 number | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 409,103 number | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 393,469 number | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 380,171 number | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 367,520 number | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 361,311 number | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 355,764 number | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 347,982 number | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 350,697 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 334,581 number | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 324,740 number | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 325,356 number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 315,713 number | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 314,735 number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 317,860 number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 320,584 number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 327,416 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 316,851 number | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 313,005 number | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 303,718 number | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 956,328 number | 707,021 number | 1.22 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 628,014 number | 530,969 number | 728,948 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 458,436 number | 432,441 number | 508,237 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 372,327 number | 334,581 number | 422,676 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 317,998 number | 303,718 number | 327,416 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.08 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 46.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Post-demographic dividend?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Post-demographic dividend was 303,718 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million number in 1972.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 303,718 number in 2019.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 33rd out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.