Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)

ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 5.37 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.37 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
37th
of 220 groups
All-time high
5.37 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.40 million
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1972–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) recorded 5.37 million for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 5.37 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.40 million, in 1972.

That places ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 37th out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1972 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1972 1.40 million
1973 1.46 million +4.4%
1974 1.53 million +5.0%
1975 1.55 million +1.6%
1976 1.68 million +8.5%
1977 1.81 million +7.2%
1978 1.85 million +2.6%
1979 2.02 million +9.2%
1980 2.26 million +11.8%
1981 2.38 million +5.3%
1982 2.50 million +4.8%
1983 2.54 million +1.9%
1984 2.60 million +2.3%
1985 2.45 million -6.0%
1986 2.50 million +2.1%
1987 2.65 million +5.9%
1988 2.66 million +0.5%
1989 2.80 million +5.3%
1990 2.75 million -1.9%
1991 2.74 million -0.2%
1992 2.79 million +1.8%
1993 2.95 million +5.6%
1994 3.01 million +1.9%
1995 3.10 million +3.1%
1996 3.14 million +1.3%
1997 3.36 million +7.0%
1998 3.51 million +4.4%
1999 3.80 million +8.2%
2000 3.93 million +3.6%
2001 4.05 million +3.0%
2002 4.36 million +7.7%
2003 4.55 million +4.3%
2004 4.72 million +3.7%
2005 4.25 million -9.9%
2006 4.27 million +0.4%
2007 4.43 million +3.9%
2008 4.42 million -0.3%
2009 4.66 million +5.2%
2010 4.58 million -1.7%
2011 4.57 million -0.2%
2012 4.86 million +6.4%
2013 4.93 million +1.3%
2014 4.81 million -2.4%
2015 4.73 million -1.7%
2016 4.88 million +3.3%
2017 5.14 million +5.2%
2018 5.03 million -2.1%
2019 4.89 million -2.7%
2020 5.03 million +2.8%
2021 4.93 million -2.0%
2022 5.18 million +5.1%
2023 5.32 million +2.5%
2024 5.37 million +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.66 million 1.40 million 2.02 million 8
1980s 2.53 million 2.26 million 2.80 million 10
1990s 3.11 million 2.74 million 3.80 million 10
2000s 4.37 million 3.93 million 4.72 million 10
2010s 4.84 million 4.57 million 5.14 million 10
2020s 5.17 million 4.93 million 5.37 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)

  1. 34 Algeria 108,348 compare
  2. 35 Central African Republic 103,149 compare
  3. 36 Türkiye 100,286 compare
  4. 37 Zambia 87,864 compare
  5. 38 Cambodia 81,083 compare
  6. 39 Iran, Islamic Republic of 65,078 compare
  7. 40 Egypt 58,750 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 5.37 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
The highest recorded value was 5.37 million in 2024.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.40 million in 1972.
How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 37th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
419 places, 15,622 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release