Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 242,670 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
242,670
Change on year
down 11.2%
Rank
165th
of 220 groups
All-time high
521,110
in 1972
All-time low
242,670
in 2024
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 242,670, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 521,110 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 242,670, in 2024.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 165th out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 516,346 | — |
| 1971 | 433,276 | -16.1% |
| 1972 | 521,110 | +20.3% |
| 1973 | 496,583 | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 441,002 | -11.2% |
| 1975 | 402,109 | -8.8% |
| 1976 | 379,950 | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 344,014 | -9.5% |
| 1978 | 323,019 | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 316,296 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 333,865 | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 332,306 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 330,677 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 305,150 | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 302,653 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 304,037 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 288,876 | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 309,163 | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 331,538 | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 316,125 | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 305,897 | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 280,587 | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 288,095 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 301,949 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 317,070 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 317,474 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 324,869 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 319,047 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 306,660 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 285,168 | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 295,975 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 304,269 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 299,262 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 305,313 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 301,139 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 309,934 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 314,838 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 299,458 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 311,279 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 325,541 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 354,308 | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 393,031 | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 411,190 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 386,544 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 347,254 | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 326,629 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 313,342 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 304,221 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 284,638 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 286,756 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 260,636 | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 261,655 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 267,644 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 273,259 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 242,670 | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 417,370 | 316,296 | 521,110 | 10 |
| 1980s | 315,439 | 288,876 | 333,865 | 10 |
| 1990s | 304,682 | 280,587 | 324,869 | 10 |
| 2000s | 306,701 | 295,975 | 325,541 | 10 |
| 2010s | 340,791 | 284,638 | 411,190 | 10 |
| 2020s | 261,173 | 242,670 | 273,259 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Small Island Developing States
- 162 British Virgin Islands 44 compare
- 163 Saint Kitts and Nevis 42 compare
- 164 Malta 31 compare
- 165 Liechtenstein 21 compare
- 166 Palau 20 compare
- 167 Andorra 16 compare
- 167 Bahrain 16 compare
- 167 Kyrgyzstan 16 compare
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 242,670 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 521,110 in 1972.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 242,670 in 2024.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 165th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States 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