Repeaters, primary, male in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Repeaters, primary, male was 4.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, male in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 4.9% for repeaters, primary, male in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, male in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 16.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2016.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 18th out of 42 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, male in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.1% | — |
| 1971 | 14.7% | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 15.5% | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 15.4% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 14.9% | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 14.3% | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 14.3% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 14.4% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 15.3% | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 14.1% | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 15.8% | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 15.5% | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 15.4% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 15.1% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 14.8% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 14.5% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 14.5% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 13.8% | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 13.8% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 13.6% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 13.9% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 13.4% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 13.5% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 12.7% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 12.8% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 13.1% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 12.7% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 12.7% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.9% | 14.1% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.7% | 13.6% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 12.7% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 7.0% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.5% | 6.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, male in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Repeaters, primary, male in Latin America & Caribbean was 4.9% 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2016.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for repeaters, primary, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.