Repeaters, primary, male in Other small states
Other small states: Repeaters, primary, male was 12.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, male in Other small states, 1971–2018
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 Other small states is 12.8%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, male in Other small states peaked at 19.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2018.
That places Other small states 1st out of 42 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, male in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 14.7% | — |
| 1972 | 14.9% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 15.2% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 13.9% | -8.9% |
| 1975 | 14.2% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 14.7% | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 15.9% | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 15.9% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 16.3% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 16.8% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 16.9% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 17.2% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 17.4% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 17.5% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 17.6% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 18.3% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 19.0% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 18.3% | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 18.4% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 18.1% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 18.3% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 17.7% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 17.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 17.3% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 15.5% | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 15.3% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 14.7% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 14.6% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 14.5% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.1% | 13.9% | 16.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 17.7% | 16.8% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 14.6% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 14.5% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 12.8% | 14.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More education data for Other small states
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.53 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 23.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.3205 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, male in Other small states?
- Repeaters, primary, male in Other small states was 12.8% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, male recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2018.
- How does Other small states rank for repeaters, primary, male?
- Other small states ranks 1st out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, male rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.