Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled was 13.56 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) is 13.56 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 30.54 million in 1970 and was at its lowest, 11.65 million, in 2019.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 9th of 220 groups on this measure, 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 (number), gaps filled in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30.54 million | — |
| 1971 | 22.91 million | -25.0% |
| 1972 | 23.73 million | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 24.62 million | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 24.97 million | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 25.06 million | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 25.24 million | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 25.41 million | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 25.31 million | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 25.03 million | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 25.67 million | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 25.31 million | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 25.31 million | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 24.99 million | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 24.46 million | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 23.62 million | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 23.07 million | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 22.56 million | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 22.69 million | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 22.63 million | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 21.97 million | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 21.50 million | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 20.57 million | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 19.84 million | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 19.71 million | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 18.83 million | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 18.03 million | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 18.21 million | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 17.80 million | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 18.25 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 18.45 million | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 17.33 million | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 17.35 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 16.90 million | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 17.14 million | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 17.11 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 16.78 million | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 17.19 million | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 16.83 million | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 17.30 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 17.12 million | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 16.85 million | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 15.25 million | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 14.44 million | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 13.28 million | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 12.38 million | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 12.31 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 12.39 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 12.23 million | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 11.65 million | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 11.88 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 12.06 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 12.81 million | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 13.15 million | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 13.56 million | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.28 million | 22.91 million | 30.54 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.03 million | 22.56 million | 25.67 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.47 million | 17.80 million | 21.97 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.24 million | 16.78 million | 18.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.79 million | 11.65 million | 17.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.69 million | 11.88 million | 13.56 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8608 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 267.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 13.56 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.54 million in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.65 million in 2019.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 9th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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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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.