Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 1.60 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.60 million number
Change on year
up 3.0%
Rank
22nd
of 42 groups
All-time high
4.86 million number
in 1998
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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 1.60 million number for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in 2019.

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 4.86 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.49 million number, in 2016.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd of 42 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.

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 3.34 million number
1971 3.17 million number -5.1%
1972 3.40 million number +7.0%
1973 3.51 million number +3.5%
1974 3.52 million number +0.1%
1975 3.47 million number -1.4%
1976 3.56 million number +2.7%
1977 3.78 million number +6.1%
1978 4.12 million number +9.2%
1979 3.97 million number -3.8%
1980 4.52 million number +14.0%
1981 4.50 million number -0.6%
1982 4.58 million number +1.9%
1983 4.51 million number -1.6%
1984 4.57 million number +1.3%
1985 4.49 million number -1.6%
1986 4.86 million number +8.1%
1987 4.35 million number -10.5%
1988 4.39 million number +1.1%
1989 4.32 million number -1.6%
1990 4.57 million number +5.7%
1991 4.36 million number -4.6%
1992 4.46 million number +2.3%
1993 4.26 million number -4.5%
1994 4.37 million number +2.4%
1995 4.84 million number +11.0%
1996 4.80 million number -0.9%
1997 4.52 million number -5.9%
1998 4.86 million number +7.6%
1999 4.60 million number -5.3%
2000 4.62 million number +0.3%
2001 4.20 million number -9.1%
2002 4.11 million number -2.2%
2003 3.90 million number -5.1%
2004 3.84 million number -1.4%
2005 3.65 million number -5.1%
2006 3.33 million number -8.8%
2007 2.96 million number -10.9%
2008 2.67 million number -10.0%
2009 2.45 million number -8.4%
2010 2.25 million number -8.0%
2011 2.16 million number -3.8%
2012 2.08 million number -3.9%
2013 1.91 million number -8.2%
2014 1.64 million number -14.2%
2015 1.57 million number -4.0%
2016 1.49 million number -5.4%
2017 1.55 million number +4.5%
2018 1.55 million number -0.2%
2019 1.60 million number +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.58 million number 3.17 million number 4.12 million number 10
1980s 4.51 million number 4.32 million number 4.86 million number 10
1990s 4.56 million number 4.26 million number 4.86 million number 10
2000s 3.57 million number 2.45 million number 4.62 million number 10
2010s 1.78 million number 1.49 million number 2.25 million number 10

Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 19 Benin 190,692 number compare
  2. 20 Côte d'Ivoire 188,609 number compare
  3. 21 Afghanistan 170,003 number compare
  4. 22 Algeria 160,896 number compare
  5. 23 Nepal 154,106 number compare
  6. 24 Rwanda 137,229 number compare
  7. 25 Yemen 136,365 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.60 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 4.86 million number in 1998.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million number in 2016.
How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.