Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Small states

Small states: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 203,032 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
203,032 number
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
34th
of 43 groups
All-time high
231,233 number
in 2008
All-time low
130,345 number
in 1975
Years of data
45
1975–2019

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Small states, 1975–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1975199720191975: 130.3k number1976: 139.4k number1977: 151.6k number1978: 155.5k number1979: 159.6k number1980: 169.4k number1981: 171.4k number1982: 179.7k number1983: 186.9k number1984: 193.8k number1985: 197.8k number1986: 204.8k number1987: 217.7k number1988: 211.6k number1989: 214.4k number1990: 211.2k number1991: 218.9k number1992: 221.8k number1993: 217.3k number1994: 223.1k number1995: 219.2k number1996: 211.3k number1997: 205.7k number1998: 205.0k number1999: 208.6k number2000: 214.4k number2001: 222.4k number2002: 223.0k number2003: 224.2k number2004: 220.4k number2005: 225.2k number2006: 229.8k number2007: 227.1k number2008: 231.2k number2009: 230.5k number2010: 221.7k number2011: 217.2k number2012: 209.3k number2013: 208.0k number2014: 199.0k number2015: 202.3k number2016: 203.2k number2017: 202.8k number2018: 208.0k number2019: 203.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Small states is 203,032 number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Small states peaked at 231,233 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 130,345 number, in 1975.

Small states ranks 34th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 147,267 number 130,345 number 159,556 number 5
1980s 194,760 number 169,439 number 217,716 number 10
1990s 214,214 number 205,035 number 223,120 number 10
2000s 224,836 number 214,447 number 231,233 number 10
2010s 207,440 number 198,968 number 221,659 number 10

Countries ranked near Small states

  1. 31 Zambia 82,097 number compare
  2. 32 Central African Republic 81,103 number compare
  3. 33 Congo 79,140 number compare
  4. 34 Algeria 74,432 number compare
  5. 35 Argentina 70,963 number compare
  6. 36 Egypt 67,939 number compare
  7. 37 Türkiye 62,362 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

More education data for Small states

All data for Small states →

Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Small states?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Small states was 203,032 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Small states?
The highest recorded value was 231,233 number in 2008.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Small states?
The lowest recorded value was 130,345 number in 1975.
How does Small states rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
Small states ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Small states?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Small states 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Small states. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/repeaters-in-primary-education-all-grades-female-number/small-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/repeaters-in-primary-education-all-grades-female-number/small-states/">Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Small states</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,486 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.