Repeaters, primary, male in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Repeaters, primary, male was 8.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, male in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970–2018
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 Pre-demographic dividend stood at 8.0%. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, male in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 13.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2018.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 7th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, male in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.9% | — |
| 1971 | 13.8% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 13.7% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 13.6% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 13.4% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 12.8% | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 13.0% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 12.7% | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 11.5% | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 11.3% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 11.6% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 11.4% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 11.8% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 11.8% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 11.9% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 12.1% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 12.7% | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 13.0% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 13.0% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 13.1% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 12.6% | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 12.4% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 11.5% | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 11.0% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 12.1% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 11.8% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 11.7% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.0% | 11.3% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.2% | 11.4% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 10.9% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 9.7% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 8.0% | 9.4% | 9 |
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More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 175.74 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1591 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 70.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, male in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Repeaters, primary, male in Pre-demographic dividend was 8.0% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, male recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2018.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for repeaters, primary, male?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 7th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, male rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.