Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 1.61 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
1.61 million number
Change on year
up 3.0%
Rank
21st
of 42 groups
All-time high
4.89 million number
in 1986
All-time low
1.49 million number
in 2016
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 1.61 million number.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 4.89 million number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.49 million number, in 2016.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 21st out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.54 million number | — |
| 1971 | 3.37 million number | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 3.66 million number | +8.8% |
| 1973 | 3.76 million number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 3.70 million number | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 3.60 million number | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 3.66 million number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 3.82 million number | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 4.15 million number | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 4.00 million number | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 4.58 million number | +14.6% |
| 1981 | 4.56 million number | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 4.65 million number | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 4.57 million number | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 4.62 million number | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 4.53 million number | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 4.89 million number | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 4.38 million number | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 4.45 million number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 4.36 million number | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 4.60 million number | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 4.39 million number | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 4.49 million number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 4.29 million number | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 4.39 million number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 4.87 million number | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 4.83 million number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 4.54 million number | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 4.88 million number | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 4.62 million number | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 4.63 million number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.22 million number | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 4.12 million number | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 3.91 million number | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 3.85 million number | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 3.66 million number | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 3.34 million number | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 2.97 million number | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 2.68 million number | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 2.45 million number | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 2.26 million number | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 2.17 million number | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 2.09 million number | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.92 million number | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 1.65 million number | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 1.58 million number | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.49 million number | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 1.56 million number | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.56 million number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.61 million number | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.73 million number | 3.37 million number | 4.15 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.56 million number | 4.36 million number | 4.89 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.59 million number | 4.29 million number | 4.88 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.58 million number | 2.45 million number | 4.63 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.79 million number | 1.49 million number | 2.26 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.44 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.16 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.33 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.11 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.09 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 685,896 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Latin America & Caribbean was 1.61 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 million number in 1986.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million number in 2016.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 21st out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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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Number of male pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.