Repeaters, primary, male in Low income
Low income: Repeaters, primary, male was 9.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, male in Low income, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
Low income recorded 9.5% for repeaters, primary, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, male in Low income peaked at 16.8% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2018.
Low income ranks 3rd of 42 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, male in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.7% | — |
| 1971 | 16.8% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 16.6% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 16.4% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 16.2% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 15.4% | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 15.5% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 15.5% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 15.0% | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 14.5% | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 14.2% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 13.8% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 14.5% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 14.4% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 14.5% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 14.7% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 15.0% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 15.3% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 15.5% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 15.6% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 15.4% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 15.5% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 14.6% | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 14.3% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 15.9% | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 15.7% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 15.3% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 14.9% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 14.8% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 14.6% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.9% | 14.5% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 13.8% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 14.3% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 11.0% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.5% | 10.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 112.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, male in Low income?
- Repeaters, primary, male in Low income was 9.5% 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 1971.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, male recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2018.
- How does Low income rank for repeaters, primary, male?
- Low income ranks 3rd out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, male rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.