Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 4.72 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.72 million
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
46th
of 220 groups
All-time high
5.07 million
in 2022
All-time low
2.08 million
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1973–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M197319982024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 stood at 4.72 million.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 5.07 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.08 million, in 1973.

GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 46th of 220 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1973 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1973 2.08 million
1974 2.18 million +4.8%
1975 2.26 million +3.8%
1976 2.34 million +3.5%
1977 2.40 million +2.4%
1978 2.39 million -0.4%
1979 2.47 million +3.6%
1980 2.50 million +1.0%
1981 2.49 million -0.2%
1982 2.44 million -2.2%
1983 2.42 million -0.6%
1984 2.43 million +0.5%
1985 2.38 million -2.2%
1986 2.45 million +2.9%
1987 2.51 million +2.4%
1988 2.68 million +6.7%
1989 2.64 million -1.3%
1990 2.56 million -3.1%
1991 2.70 million +5.4%
1992 2.58 million -4.5%
1993 2.55 million -1.0%
1994 3.05 million +19.8%
1995 3.21 million +5.2%
1996 3.30 million +2.6%
1997 3.31 million +0.2%
1998 3.44 million +4.2%
1999 3.31 million -4.1%
2000 3.51 million +6.3%
2001 3.67 million +4.5%
2002 3.94 million +7.2%
2003 4.05 million +2.9%
2004 4.08 million +0.8%
2005 3.84 million -6.0%
2006 3.83 million -0.1%
2007 4.24 million +10.7%
2008 4.31 million +1.6%
2009 4.46 million +3.5%
2010 4.48 million +0.3%
2011 4.49 million +0.4%
2012 4.65 million +3.6%
2013 4.59 million -1.5%
2014 4.46 million -2.8%
2015 4.22 million -5.4%
2016 4.39 million +4.0%
2017 4.34 million -1.1%
2018 4.37 million +0.8%
2019 4.30 million -1.5%
2020 4.51 million +4.7%
2021 4.97 million +10.3%
2022 5.07 million +2.0%
2023 4.83 million -4.7%
2024 4.72 million -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.30 million 2.08 million 2.47 million 7
1980s 2.49 million 2.38 million 2.68 million 10
1990s 3.00 million 2.55 million 3.44 million 10
2000s 3.99 million 3.51 million 4.46 million 10
2010s 4.43 million 4.22 million 4.65 million 10
2020s 4.82 million 4.51 million 5.07 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024

  1. 43 Sudan 55,441 compare
  2. 44 Namibia 54,017 compare
  3. 45 Syrian Arab Republic 53,673 compare
  4. 46 Burkina Faso 52,751 compare
  5. 47 Gabon 49,690 compare
  6. 48 Nicaragua 49,559 compare
  7. 49 Argentina 48,262 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 4.72 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 5.07 million in 2022.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 2.08 million in 1973.
How does GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 46th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 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