Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 9.36 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.36 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
10th
of 220 groups
All-time high
10.36 million
in 2009
All-time low
6.18 million
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 9.36 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 10.36 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.18 million, in 1975.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 10th out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 6.18 million | — |
| 1976 | 6.40 million | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 6.57 million | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 6.92 million | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 7.12 million | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 7.32 million | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 7.29 million | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 7.46 million | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 7.68 million | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 7.55 million | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 7.51 million | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 7.81 million | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 7.81 million | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 7.94 million | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 7.93 million | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 7.95 million | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 8.15 million | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 7.99 million | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 8.11 million | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 8.57 million | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 8.68 million | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 8.59 million | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 8.62 million | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 8.84 million | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 8.73 million | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 8.95 million | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 9.12 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 9.33 million | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 9.28 million | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 9.50 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 9.57 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 9.61 million | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 10.11 million | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 10.05 million | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 10.36 million | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 10.09 million | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 9.65 million | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 9.91 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 9.61 million | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 9.21 million | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 8.79 million | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 8.88 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 8.83 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.76 million | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 8.61 million | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 8.91 million | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 9.10 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 9.64 million | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 9.36 million | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 9.36 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.64 million | 6.18 million | 7.12 million | 5 |
| 1980s | 7.63 million | 7.29 million | 7.94 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.42 million | 7.95 million | 8.84 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.59 million | 8.95 million | 10.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.23 million | 8.61 million | 10.09 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.27 million | 8.91 million | 9.64 million | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 9.36 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 10.36 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.18 million in 1975.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 10th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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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