Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 13.63 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.63 million
Change on year
up 3.1%
Rank
6th
of 220 groups
All-time high
31.22 million
in 1970
All-time low
11.78 million
in 2019
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 13.63 million.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 31.22 million in 1970 and was at its lowest, 11.78 million, in 2019.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 6th 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.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.22 million | — |
| 1971 | 23.51 million | -24.7% |
| 1972 | 24.34 million | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 25.26 million | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 25.62 million | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 25.72 million | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 25.89 million | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 26.07 million | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 26.03 million | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 25.47 million | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 26.39 million | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 26.02 million | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 25.99 million | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 25.65 million | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 25.11 million | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 24.26 million | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 23.69 million | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 23.18 million | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 23.27 million | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 23.20 million | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 22.57 million | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 22.09 million | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 21.15 million | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 20.42 million | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 20.30 million | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 19.39 million | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 18.54 million | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 18.70 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 18.29 million | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 18.67 million | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 18.85 million | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 17.73 million | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 17.76 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 17.28 million | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 17.50 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 17.45 million | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 17.10 million | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 17.47 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 17.07 million | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 17.54 million | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 17.34 million | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 17.06 million | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 15.43 million | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 14.61 million | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 13.45 million | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 12.53 million | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 12.47 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 12.53 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 12.37 million | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 11.78 million | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 11.98 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 12.11 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 12.87 million | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 13.23 million | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 13.63 million | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.91 million | 23.51 million | 31.22 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.68 million | 23.18 million | 26.39 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.01 million | 18.29 million | 22.57 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.57 million | 17.07 million | 18.85 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.96 million | 11.78 million | 17.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.77 million | 11.98 million | 13.63 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 220.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 112.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 13.63 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 31.22 million in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.78 million in 2019.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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