Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 13.59 million in 2024. βΌ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in MDG: Developing Regions, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 13.59 million.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 31.13 million in 1970 and was at its lowest, 11.76 million, in 2019.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 8th out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.83 million | 23.39 million | 31.13 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.58 million | 23.08 million | 26.31 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.89 million | 18.18 million | 22.45 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.54 million | 17.05 million | 18.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.94 million | 11.76 million | 17.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.74 million | 11.96 million | 13.59 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 368.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in MDG: Developing Regions was 13.59 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 31.13 million in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.76 million in 2019.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 8th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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