Repeaters, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Repeaters, primary, male was 0.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1995–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, repeaters, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 0.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 4.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2015.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.4% | — |
| 1996 | 3.6% | -18.2% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -17.2% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +30.3% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -19.3% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 4.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Repeaters, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for repeaters, primary, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 40th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.