Repeaters, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Repeaters, primary, male was 0.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific, 1995–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific is 0.9%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 4.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2015.
That places East Asia & Pacific 39th out of 42 groups with data for 2018, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.1% | — |
| 1996 | 3.4% | -17.8% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +29.0% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 4.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0801 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 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 10.94 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific?
- Repeaters, primary, male in East Asia & Pacific 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?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for repeaters, primary, male?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 39th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.