What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?

The highest recorded value was 7.37 million number in 2009.

What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?

The lowest recorded value was 2.73 million number in 1970.

How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?

Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 9th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.

Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Least developed countries: UN classification

Name: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Least developed countries: UN classification
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Least developed countries: UN classification: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 6.76 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

6.76 million number

Change on year

down 0.3%

Rank

9th

of 44 groups

All-time high

7.37 million number

in 2009

All-time low

2.73 million number

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2019

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1970–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Least developed countries: UN classification stood at 6.76 million number.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 7.37 million number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.73 million number, in 1970.

That places Least developed countries: UN classification 9th out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	3.39 million number	2.73 million number	3.92 million number	10
1980s	4.12 million number	4.04 million number	4.22 million number	10
1990s	4.78 million number	4.12 million number	5.43 million number	10
2000s	6.53 million number	5.68 million number	7.37 million number	10
2010s	6.82 million number	6.51 million number	7.16 million number	10

Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification

6 Iraq 509,088 number compare
7 Uganda 394,962 number compare
8 Bangladesh 385,686 number compare
9 South Africa 370,769 number compare
10 India 369,495 number compare
11 Cameroon 308,459 number compare
12 Burundi 304,475 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

More reference data data for Least developed countries: UN classification

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 27.34 million number (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.50 million number (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.85 million number (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.29 years (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.46 years (2019)
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.9% (2019)
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6598 years (2019)
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.7262 GPIA (2019)
Teachers in primary education, male 2.33 million number (2019)

All data for Least developed countries: UN classification →

Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Least developed countries: UN classification?: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Least developed countries: UN classification was 6.76 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?: The highest recorded value was 7.37 million number in 2009.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?: The lowest recorded value was 2.73 million number in 1970.
How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 9th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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: 07 August 2026

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