Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 1.02 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.02 million
Change on year
down 12.5%
Rank
116th
of 220 groups
All-time high
2.29 million
in 2007
All-time low
1.02 million
in 2024
Years of data
52
1970–2024
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 1.02 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 2.29 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.02 million, in 2024.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 116th of 220 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.41 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.39 million | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 1.86 million | +33.2% |
| 1976 | 1.94 million | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 1.80 million | -7.3% |
| 1978 | 1.83 million | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 1.83 million | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.84 million | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.80 million | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 1.78 million | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.85 million | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 1.77 million | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 1.67 million | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 1.65 million | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 1.67 million | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.65 million | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.69 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 1.81 million | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 1.86 million | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.90 million | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.80 million | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 1.81 million | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.82 million | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.82 million | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.72 million | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 1.71 million | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.69 million | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.70 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.61 million | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.64 million | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.65 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.83 million | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 1.96 million | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 1.92 million | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.29 million | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 2.19 million | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 2.20 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.12 million | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.84 million | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 1.70 million | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 1.51 million | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 1.39 million | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.23 million | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 1.22 million | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.09 million | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 1.05 million | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.05 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.14 million | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 1.23 million | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 1.31 million | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.16 million | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 1.02 million | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.72 million | 1.39 million | 1.94 million | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.74 million | 1.65 million | 1.85 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.79 million | 1.69 million | 1.90 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.90 million | 1.61 million | 2.29 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 million | 1.05 million | 2.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 million | 1.02 million | 1.31 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 1.02 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 million in 2024.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 116th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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