Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Middle income

Middle income: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 6.65 million number in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
6.65 million number
Change on year
down 3.4%
Rank
9th
of 43 groups
All-time high
23.72 million number
in 1980
All-time low
6.65 million number
in 2019
Years of data
49
1971–2019

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Middle income, 1971–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Middle income recorded 6.65 million number for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.

The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Middle income peaked at 23.72 million number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 6.65 million number, in 2019.

That places Middle income 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 22.96 million number 21.37 million number 23.47 million number 9
1980s 22.02 million number 20.38 million number 23.72 million number 10
1990s 16.97 million number 14.83 million number 19.81 million number 10
2000s 12.98 million number 12.21 million number 14.77 million number 10
2010s 8.68 million number 6.65 million number 12.26 million number 10

Countries ranked near Middle income

  1. 6 Iraq 509,088 number compare
  2. 7 Uganda 394,962 number compare
  3. 8 Bangladesh 385,686 number compare
  4. 9 South Africa 370,769 number compare
  5. 10 India 369,495 number compare
  6. 11 Cameroon 308,459 number compare
  7. 12 Burundi 304,475 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

More reference data data for Middle income

All data for Middle income β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Middle income?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Middle income was 6.65 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Middle income?
The highest recorded value was 23.72 million number in 1980.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 6.65 million number in 2019.
How does Middle income rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
Middle income ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Middle income 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.