Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 6.36 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
6.36 million number
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
11th
of 43 groups
All-time high
6.38 million number
in 2018
All-time low
1.77 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 6.36 million number for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 6.38 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.77 million number, in 1970.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 11th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.06 million number 1.77 million number 2.39 million number 10
1980s 2.85 million number 2.50 million number 3.19 million number 10
1990s 3.73 million number 3.12 million number 4.44 million number 10
2000s 5.53 million number 4.69 million number 5.92 million number 10
2010s 6.10 million number 5.75 million number 6.38 million number 10

Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

  1. 8 Least developed countries 6.76 million number compare
  2. 8 Bangladesh 385,686 number compare
  3. 9 South Africa 370,769 number compare
  4. 10 India 369,495 number compare
  5. 11 Cameroon 308,459 number compare
  6. 12 Burundi 304,475 number compare
  7. 13 Mali 271,291 number compare
  8. 14 Indonesia 252,517 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

More reference data data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

All data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 6.36 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The highest recorded value was 6.38 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.77 million number in 1970.
How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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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.