Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)

WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 7.23 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7.23 million
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
30th
of 220 groups
All-time high
7.23 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.83 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) recorded 7.23 million for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 7.23 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.83 million, in 1971.

That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 30th out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 1.95 million
1971 1.83 million -6.2%
1972 1.88 million +2.7%
1973 1.94 million +3.3%
1974 2.02 million +4.0%
1975 2.03 million +0.6%
1976 2.16 million +6.6%
1977 2.28 million +5.5%
1978 2.29 million +0.4%
1979 2.39 million +4.5%
1980 2.51 million +4.7%
1981 2.54 million +1.3%
1982 2.68 million +5.7%
1983 2.73 million +1.8%
1984 2.77 million +1.4%
1985 2.90 million +4.6%
1986 2.98 million +2.9%
1987 3.05 million +2.4%
1988 3.20 million +5.0%
1989 3.19 million -0.5%
1990 3.12 million -2.1%
1991 3.25 million +4.1%
1992 3.12 million -3.9%
1993 3.22 million +3.2%
1994 3.72 million +15.5%
1995 3.98 million +7.1%
1996 3.99 million +0.1%
1997 4.24 million +6.4%
1998 4.44 million +4.6%
1999 4.39 million -1.1%
2000 4.69 million +6.9%
2001 5.05 million +7.7%
2002 5.47 million +8.2%
2003 5.69 million +4.2%
2004 5.90 million +3.5%
2005 5.49 million -6.9%
2006 5.60 million +2.1%
2007 5.73 million +2.2%
2008 5.81 million +1.3%
2009 5.92 million +1.9%
2010 5.75 million -2.8%
2011 5.75 million -0.1%
2012 6.18 million +7.6%
2013 6.26 million +1.3%
2014 6.02 million -3.9%
2015 5.92 million -1.6%
2016 6.02 million +1.6%
2017 6.18 million +2.7%
2018 6.25 million +1.1%
2019 6.14 million -1.8%
2020 6.41 million +4.4%
2021 6.77 million +5.7%
2022 7.15 million +5.5%
2023 7.11 million -0.5%
2024 7.23 million +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.08 million 1.83 million 2.39 million 10
1980s 2.86 million 2.51 million 3.20 million 10
1990s 3.75 million 3.12 million 4.44 million 10
2000s 5.53 million 4.69 million 5.92 million 10
2010s 6.05 million 5.75 million 6.26 million 10
2020s 6.93 million 6.41 million 7.23 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)

  1. 27 Philippines 137,356 compare
  2. 28 Yemen 136,365 compare
  3. 29 Colombia 135,268 compare
  4. 30 Kenya 129,912 compare
  5. 31 Haiti 127,125 compare
  6. 32 Benin 112,953 compare
  7. 33 Niger 111,490 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 7.23 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
The highest recorded value was 7.23 million in 2024.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.83 million in 1971.
How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 30th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
419 places, 15,622 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release