Repeaters, primary, male in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Repeaters, primary, male was 3.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, male in Low & middle income, 1971–2018
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 Low & middle income stood at 3.6%. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, male in Low & middle income peaked at 12.2% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2018.
Low & middle income ranks 20th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, male in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.2% | — |
| 1972 | 12.1% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 11.8% | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 11.4% | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 11.2% | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 11.1% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 10.9% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 10.8% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 10.5% | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 10.4% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 10.1% | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 9.9% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 9.7% | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 9.4% | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 9.0% | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 9.0% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 8.6% | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 8.5% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 8.4% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 8.1% | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 7.9% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 7.1% | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 6.1% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 6.0% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.3% | 10.5% | 12.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 6.0% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 5.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 17 Portugal 16.3% compare
- 18 Eswatini 15.6% compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 15.5% compare
- 20 Benin 15.4% compare
- 21 New Caledonia 14.9% compare
- 22 Rwanda 14.5% compare
- 23 Sao Tome and Principe 14.4% compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, male in Low & middle income?
- Repeaters, primary, male in Low & middle income was 3.6% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 1971.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2018.
- How does Low & middle income rank for repeaters, primary, male?
- Low & middle income ranks 20th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.