Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in World
World: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 12.64 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in World stood at 12.64 million number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in World peaked at 27.21 million number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 12.64 million number, in 2019.
That places World 1st out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.19 million number | 24.39 million number | 26.93 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.55 million number | 23.92 million number | 27.21 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.90 million number | 19.32 million number | 23.25 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.16 million number | 17.62 million number | 19.50 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.46 million number | 12.64 million number | 17.84 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Brazil 2.63 million number compare
- 2 Democratic Republic of Congo 679,135 number compare
- 3 Ethiopia 603,755 number compare
- 4 Madagascar 572,807 number compare
More reference data data for World
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 68.68 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 64.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 133.05 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.67 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 89.7% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.61 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.13 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 10.82 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in World?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in World was 12.64 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 27.21 million number in 1980.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.64 million number in 2019.
- How does World rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- World ranks 1st out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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About this data
Number of male pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.