Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Early-demographic dividend

Early-demographic dividend: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 4.38 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
4.38 million number
Change on year
down 7.1%
Rank
14th
of 44 groups
All-time high
13.16 million number
in 1973
All-time low
4.38 million number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Early-demographic dividend, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Early-demographic dividend stood at 4.38 million number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 13.16 million number in 1973 and was at its lowest, 4.38 million number, in 2019.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 14th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12.71 million number 12.27 million number 13.16 million number 10
1980s 10.87 million number 9.62 million number 12.24 million number 10
1990s 9.87 million number 9.40 million number 10.22 million number 10
2000s 9.29 million number 8.76 million number 10.05 million number 10
2010s 6.43 million number 4.38 million number 9.68 million number 10

Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend

  1. 11 Cameroon 308,459 number compare
  2. 12 Burundi 304,475 number compare
  3. 13 Mali 271,291 number compare
  4. 14 Indonesia 252,517 number compare
  5. 15 Mozambique 248,840 number compare
  6. 16 Pakistan 244,749 number compare
  7. 17 Morocco 232,401 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Early-demographic dividend?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Early-demographic dividend was 4.38 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 13.16 million number in 1973.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 4.38 million number in 2019.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 14th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of male pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.