Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 1.44 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.44 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
102nd
of 220 groups
All-time high
4.64 million
in 1982
All-time low
1.20 million
in 2021
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) stood at 1.44 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 4.64 million in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.20 million, in 2021.
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 102nd of 220 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.03 million | — |
| 1971 | 3.32 million | -17.5% |
| 1972 | 3.62 million | +8.8% |
| 1973 | 3.71 million | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 3.65 million | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 3.56 million | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 3.62 million | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 3.77 million | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 4.11 million | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 3.96 million | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 4.54 million | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 4.52 million | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 4.64 million | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 4.53 million | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 4.58 million | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 4.51 million | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 4.25 million | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 4.38 million | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 4.45 million | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 4.35 million | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 4.59 million | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 4.35 million | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 4.45 million | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 4.26 million | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 4.36 million | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 4.04 million | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 3.98 million | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 4.51 million | +13.4% |
| 1998 | 4.00 million | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 4.59 million | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 4.60 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 4.18 million | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 4.09 million | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 3.88 million | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 3.82 million | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 3.63 million | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 3.12 million | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 2.95 million | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 2.65 million | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 2.42 million | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 2.23 million | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 2.14 million | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 2.06 million | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.89 million | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 1.62 million | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 1.55 million | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.47 million | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.54 million | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.51 million | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.47 million | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.46 million | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.20 million | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 1.41 million | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 1.45 million | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.44 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.73 million | 3.32 million | 4.11 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.47 million | 4.25 million | 4.64 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.31 million | 3.98 million | 4.59 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.53 million | 2.42 million | 4.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 million | 1.47 million | 2.23 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 million | 1.20 million | 1.46 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 30.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.10 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 1.44 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.64 million in 1982.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.20 million in 2021.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 102nd out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release