Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 5.86 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.86 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
34th
of 220 groups
All-time high
5.86 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.49 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Low Income (july 2025) recorded 5.86 million for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 5.86 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.49 million, in 1971.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 34th of 220 groups on this measure, 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: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.63 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.49 million | -8.3% |
| 1972 | 1.52 million | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 1.57 million | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 1.62 million | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.64 million | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 1.78 million | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 1.88 million | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 1.91 million | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 1.92 million | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.96 million | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.96 million | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.05 million | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 2.06 million | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 2.08 million | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 2.12 million | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 2.21 million | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 2.21 million | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 2.33 million | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 2.31 million | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 2.25 million | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 2.37 million | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 2.22 million | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 2.28 million | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 2.76 million | +20.7% |
| 1995 | 3.00 million | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 3.02 million | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 3.19 million | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 3.33 million | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 3.31 million | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.59 million | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 3.82 million | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 4.11 million | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 4.27 million | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.40 million | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 3.99 million | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 4.09 million | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 4.35 million | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 4.47 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 4.80 million | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 4.67 million | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 4.72 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 4.99 million | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 5.04 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 4.89 million | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 4.76 million | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 4.88 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 5.08 million | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 5.19 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 5.03 million | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 5.17 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 5.57 million | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 5.80 million | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 5.80 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 5.86 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.69 million | 1.49 million | 1.92 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.13 million | 1.96 million | 2.33 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.77 million | 2.22 million | 3.33 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.19 million | 3.59 million | 4.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.92 million | 4.67 million | 5.19 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.64 million | 5.17 million | 5.86 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.25 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.76 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.5 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 5.86 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.86 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million in 1971.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 34th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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