Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled was 7.70 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 7.70 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 28.91 million in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6.49 million, in 2021.
That places WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 26th out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.91 million | — |
| 1971 | 21.42 million | -25.9% |
| 1972 | 22.22 million | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 23.05 million | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 23.35 million | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 23.43 million | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 23.46 million | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 23.53 million | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 23.40 million | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 23.10 million | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 23.71 million | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 23.35 million | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 23.26 million | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 22.94 million | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 22.38 million | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 21.50 million | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 20.86 million | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 20.35 million | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 20.35 million | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 20.31 million | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 19.73 million | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 19.13 million | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 18.35 million | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 17.56 million | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 16.96 million | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 15.83 million | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 15.01 million | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 15.02 million | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14.48 million | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 14.94 million | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 14.86 million | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 13.51 million | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 13.25 million | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 12.63 million | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 12.74 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 13.12 million | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 12.69 million | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 12.85 million | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 12.36 million | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 12.51 million | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 12.45 million | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 12.13 million | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 10.26 million | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 9.40 million | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 8.39 million | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 7.62 million | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 7.43 million | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 7.31 million | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 7.04 million | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 6.61 million | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 6.71 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 6.49 million | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 7.01 million | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 7.36 million | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 7.70 million | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.59 million | 21.42 million | 28.91 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.90 million | 20.31 million | 23.71 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.70 million | 14.48 million | 19.73 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.05 million | 12.36 million | 14.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.87 million | 6.61 million | 12.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.05 million | 6.49 million | 7.70 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.797 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 263.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 99.48 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 7.70 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.91 million in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.49 million in 2021.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 26th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: 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.