Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) (primary) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) (primary) was 2.25 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) is 2.25 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.9% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 15.63 million in 1970 and was at its lowest, 980,630, in 2019.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 73rd out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) (primary) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.63 million | — |
| 1971 | 8.49 million | -45.7% |
| 1972 | 8.38 million | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 8.57 million | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 8.30 million | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 8.13 million | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 7.83 million | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 7.53 million | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 7.00 million | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 6.67 million | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 6.36 million | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 6.02 million | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 5.61 million | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 5.31 million | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 4.82 million | -9.2% |
| 1985 | 4.25 million | -11.9% |
| 1986 | 3.77 million | -11.2% |
| 1987 | 3.16 million | -16.2% |
| 1988 | 3.36 million | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 3.47 million | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 3.53 million | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 3.54 million | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 3.52 million | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 3.52 million | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.51 million | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 3.55 million | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 3.55 million | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 3.63 million | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 3.67 million | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 3.83 million | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 4.13 million | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 3.72 million | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 3.78 million | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 3.90 million | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 4.16 million | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 4.35 million | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 4.37 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 4.79 million | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 4.72 million | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 5.09 million | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 5.39 million | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 5.43 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 3.59 million | -33.9% |
| 2013 | 2.98 million | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 2.25 million | -24.6% |
| 2015 | 1.70 million | -24.3% |
| 2016 | 1.54 million | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 1.43 million | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 1.36 million | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 980,630 | -27.7% |
| 2020 | 1.08 million | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 1.49 million | +38.1% |
| 2022 | 1.49 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.91 million | +27.6% |
| 2024 | 2.25 million | +17.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) (primary) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -45.7% | 15.63 million | 8.49 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.65 million | 6.67 million | 15.63 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.61 million | 3.16 million | 6.36 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.59 million | 3.51 million | 3.83 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.30 million | 3.72 million | 5.09 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 million | 980,630 | 5.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 million | 1.08 million | 2.25 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 70 Netherlands 14,253 compare
- 71 El Salvador 13,169 compare
- 72 Chile 12,946 compare
- 73 Russia 10,891 compare
- 74 Laos 10,249 compare
- 75 Venezuela 10,002 compare
- 76 Equatorial Guinea 9,303 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 101.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 175.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 193.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 2.25 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.63 million in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 980,630 in 2019.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 73rd out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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