Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in OECD members
OECD members: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 695,459 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in OECD members, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in OECD members stood at 695,459 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in OECD members peaked at 2.88 million number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 657,198 number, in 2018.
That places OECD members 32nd 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 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.71 million number | 2.51 million number | 2.88 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.54 million number | 2.29 million number | 2.65 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.84 million number | 1.54 million number | 2.28 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 million number | 1.01 million number | 1.49 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 770,799 number | 657,198 number | 971,396 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More reference data data for OECD members
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 16.23 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 7.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 8.31 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.74 years (2019)
- 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions 0 (2016)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 82.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.3 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.15 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in OECD members?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in OECD members was 695,459 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 million number in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 657,198 number in 2018.
- How does OECD members rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- OECD members ranks 32nd out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.