Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 1.09 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) stood at 1.09 million. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 1.09 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 474,830, in 1979.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 114th of 220 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 733,366 | — |
| 1974 | 748,991 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 745,239 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 763,830 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 766,285 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 728,421 | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 474,830 | -34.8% |
| 1980 | 734,283 | +54.6% |
| 1981 | 800,820 | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 863,413 | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 907,068 | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 920,375 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 906,224 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 893,581 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 926,479 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 922,707 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 904,558 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 941,993 | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 932,111 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 854,083 | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 826,470 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 820,334 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 799,375 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 764,816 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 758,976 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 733,780 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 690,132 | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 748,646 | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 719,492 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 693,844 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 597,444 | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 543,262 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 660,971 | +21.7% |
| 2006 | 766,161 | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 822,254 | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 856,020 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 886,852 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 890,400 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 918,175 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 921,012 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 943,471 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 988,682 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 977,416 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 959,226 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 974,664 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 989,017 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.02 million | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.02 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 969,990 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.07 million | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 1.07 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.09 million | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 708,709 | 474,830 | 766,285 | 7 |
| 1980s | 877,951 | 734,283 | 926,479 | 10 |
| 1990s | 812,207 | 690,132 | 941,993 | 10 |
| 2000s | 729,495 | 543,262 | 886,852 | 10 |
| 2010s | 958,233 | 890,400 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 million | 969,990 | 1.09 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.00 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 11.66 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 10.71 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.24 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 1.09 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 474,830 in 1979.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 114th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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