Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled was 1.53 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 1.53 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 1.74 million in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1.26 million, in 1979.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 92nd out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.28 million | — |
| 1972 | 1.36 million | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 1.29 million | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 1.30 million | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 1.39 million | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 1.44 million | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 1.47 million | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 1.46 million | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 1.26 million | -13.6% |
| 1980 | 1.56 million | +24.3% |
| 1981 | 1.65 million | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 1.61 million | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 1.69 million | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 1.74 million | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 1.56 million | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 1.52 million | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 1.63 million | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 1.61 million | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 1.57 million | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 1.59 million | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.59 million | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.56 million | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.55 million | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.61 million | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.58 million | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.63 million | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.61 million | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.63 million | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.56 million | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 1.58 million | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.53 million | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.48 million | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.38 million | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 1.28 million | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 1.31 million | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.44 million | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 1.50 million | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.57 million | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 1.58 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.58 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.54 million | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.52 million | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.58 million | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.67 million | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.62 million | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.69 million | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.66 million | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.64 million | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.56 million | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 1.51 million | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 1.34 million | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 1.58 million | +18.0% |
| 2023 | 1.56 million | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.53 million | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.36 million | 1.26 million | 1.47 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.62 million | 1.52 million | 1.74 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 million | 1.55 million | 1.63 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.46 million | 1.28 million | 1.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 million | 1.52 million | 1.69 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.50 million | 1.34 million | 1.58 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4368 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 25.89 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 1.53 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 million in 1984.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 million in 1979.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 92nd out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) with 722 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) with 722 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.