Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) (primary) in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) (primary) was 723,255 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in WB: Oecd Members, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in WB: Oecd Members is 723,255, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 2.67 million in 1971 and was at its lowest, 559,268, in 2021.
WB: Oecd Members ranks 123rd of 220 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) (primary) in WB: Oecd Members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.67 million | — |
| 1972 | 2.64 million | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 2.64 million | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 2.58 million | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 2.50 million | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 2.40 million | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 2.34 million | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 2.39 million | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 2.40 million | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 2.53 million | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 2.42 million | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 2.44 million | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 2.49 million | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 2.45 million | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 2.48 million | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 2.42 million | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 2.34 million | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 2.20 million | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 2.10 million | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 2.12 million | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 2.02 million | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 2.06 million | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.70 million | -17.5% |
| 1994 | 1.59 million | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 1.55 million | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.47 million | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 1.43 million | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.42 million | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.35 million | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 1.29 million | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 1.27 million | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.28 million | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.21 million | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 1.15 million | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 1.15 million | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.10 million | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.06 million | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.05 million | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 972,357 | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 946,267 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 956,137 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 912,200 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 798,292 | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 669,248 | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 668,828 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 682,771 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 667,782 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 651,604 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 657,261 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 700,937 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 559,268 | -20.2% |
| 2022 | 718,043 | +28.4% |
| 2023 | 716,053 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 723,255 | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) (primary) in WB: Oecd Members changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +28.4% | 559,268 | 718,043 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.51 million | 2.34 million | 2.67 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.39 million | 2.10 million | 2.53 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.67 million | 1.35 million | 2.12 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 million | 972,357 | 1.29 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 761,039 | 651,604 | 956,137 | 10 |
| 2020s | 683,511 | 559,268 | 723,255 | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Oecd Members
More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 36.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 57.13 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0557 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.11 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in WB: Oecd Members?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in WB: Oecd Members was 723,255 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 million in 1971.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 559,268 in 2021.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 123rd out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Oecd Members 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