Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) (primary) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) (primary) was 6.50 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.50 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
32nd
of 220 groups
All-time high
6.50 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.42 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 6.50 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 6.50 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.42 million, in 1971.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 32nd of 220 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) (primary) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.56 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.42 million | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 1.45 million | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 1.50 million | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 1.54 million | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 1.55 million | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.70 million | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 1.82 million | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 1.88 million | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 1.96 million | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 2.10 million | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 2.16 million | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 2.30 million | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 2.31 million | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.33 million | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 2.34 million | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 2.45 million | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 2.50 million | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 2.62 million | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 2.58 million | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 2.47 million | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 2.58 million | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 2.43 million | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 2.48 million | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 2.95 million | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 3.18 million | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 3.23 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 3.44 million | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 3.62 million | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 3.63 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 3.90 million | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 4.19 million | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 4.46 million | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 4.73 million | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 4.85 million | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 4.43 million | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 4.50 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 4.78 million | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 4.89 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 5.20 million | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 5.08 million | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 5.07 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.33 million | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 5.40 million | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 5.28 million | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 5.20 million | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 5.36 million | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 5.57 million | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 5.64 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 5.56 million | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.81 million | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 6.18 million | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 6.42 million | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 6.40 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 6.50 million | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.64 million | 1.42 million | 1.96 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.37 million | 2.10 million | 2.62 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.00 million | 2.43 million | 3.63 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.59 million | 3.90 million | 5.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.35 million | 5.07 million | 5.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.26 million | 5.81 million | 6.50 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 6.50 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.50 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 million in 1971.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 32nd out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release