Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in IBRD only

IBRD only: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 4.30 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
4.30 million number
Change on year
down 6.7%
Rank
15th
of 44 groups
All-time high
21.42 million number
in 1977
All-time low
4.30 million number
in 2019
Years of data
46
1974–2019

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in IBRD only, 1974–2019

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197419962019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in IBRD only is 4.30 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in IBRD only peaked at 21.42 million number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 4.30 million number, in 2019.

That places IBRD only 15th out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 21.22 million number 20.88 million number 21.42 million number 6
1980s 19.38 million number 17.66 million number 21.21 million number 10
1990s 14.05 million number 11.92 million number 17.03 million number 10
2000s 9.55 million number 8.47 million number 11.79 million number 10
2010s 5.91 million number 4.30 million number 8.81 million number 10

Countries ranked near IBRD only

  1. 12 Burundi 304,475 number compare
  2. 13 Mali 271,291 number compare
  3. 14 Indonesia 252,517 number compare
  4. 15 Mozambique 248,840 number compare
  5. 16 Pakistan 244,749 number compare
  6. 17 Morocco 232,401 number compare
  7. 18 Chad 226,417 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 IBRD only?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in IBRD only was 4.30 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in IBRD only?
The highest recorded value was 21.42 million number in 1977.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in IBRD only?
The lowest recorded value was 4.30 million number in 2019.
How does IBRD only rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
IBRD only ranks 15th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in IBRD only?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this IBRD only 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.