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Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (number) by country

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

Countries reporting
176
Highest
53,415 number
Argentina
Lowest
0 number
Seychelles
Median
865.5 number
Years covered
51
1970–2020
Data points
3,551

What the numbers show

Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (number) is currently reported for 176 countries. The highest value is 53,415 number in Argentina; the lowest is 0 number in Seychelles.

The median across all reporting countries is 865.5 number, and the mean is 4,856 number.

Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 10,700.0%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 99.4%).

Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Argentina 53,415 number 2017 up 2.2% rising
2 South Africa 44,098 number 2018 down 24.7% falling
3 India 38,705 number 2017 down 86.7% volatile
4 Algeria 37,510 number 2019 down 1.8% volatile
5 Ethiopia 34,988 number 2017 up 0.4% volatile
6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 32,514 number 2014 — volatile
7 Iraq 31,373 number 2007 up 50.1% volatile
8 Egypt 28,846 number 2019 down 5.1% volatile
9 Bangladesh 26,614 number 2019 down 34.0% rising
10 Morocco 25,460 number 2019 up 174.9% rising
11 Malawi 25,043 number 2013 up 214.5% rising
12 Mali 23,306 number 2017 up 202.9% volatile
13 Burkina Faso 22,146 number 2019 up 144.9% volatile
14 Spain 18,519 number 2018 down 34.2% falling
15 Zambia 16,054 number 2013 up 188.4% volatile
16 Burundi 15,494 number 2019 up 146.3% volatile
17 Niger 15,288 number 2019 up 415.1% volatile
18 Pakistan 14,104 number 2019 down 34.4% falling
19 Guinea 13,378 number 2014 up 402.0% volatile
20 Eswatini 13,005 number 2018 up 1,057.0% volatile
21 Tanzania, United Republic of 12,810 number 2018 up 57.1% volatile
22 Senegal 12,320 number 2019 up 88.2% volatile
23 Benin 12,191 number 2016 up 197.0% volatile
24 Nepal 12,146 number 2019 down 25.2% rising
25 Côte d'Ivoire 11,404 number 2019 up 146.6% volatile
26 Mozambique 11,345 number 2019 up 48.9% rising
27 Tunisia 10,973 number 2018 down 8.7% volatile
28 Togo 9,132 number 2019 up 41.2% volatile
29 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 9,031 number 2017 down 4.3% rising
30 Colombia 8,775 number 2018 down 24.4% volatile
31 Mexico 8,600 number 2018 up 4.0% falling
32 Thailand 8,023 number 2018 — rising
33 Cameroon 7,985 number 2016 up 45.2% volatile
34 Madagascar 7,939 number 2019 down 28.0% volatile
35 Afghanistan 7,691 number 2018 up 48.8% volatile
36 Peru 7,522 number 2019 down 45.1% falling
37 Philippines 7,470 number 2018 down 48.0% rising
38 Ghana 6,077 number 2019 up 741.7% volatile
39 Chad 5,954 number 2018 up 41.1% volatile
40 Namibia 5,757 number 2017 up 73.3% rising
41 Yemen 5,309 number 2016 up 69.2% rising
42 Belgium 5,087 number 2018 up 55.5% volatile
43 Germany 4,960 number 2018 down 6.6% falling
44 Kenya 4,841 number 2016 — volatile
45 Congo 4,831 number 2012 up 16.1% volatile
46 Uruguay 4,783 number 2010 up 37.8% rising
47 Guatemala 4,549 number 2019 up 117.3% volatile
48 Italy 4,277 number 2018 down 28.3% volatile
49 Türkiye 4,184 number 2018 down 72.2% volatile
50 Lesotho 4,008 number 2017 up 63.2% volatile
51 Indonesia 3,759 number 2017 down 1.0% falling
52 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3,718 number 2018 up 237.7% rising
53 Sudan 3,662 number 2017 down 25.0% rising
54 Saudi Arabia 3,600 number 2019 down 31.0% volatile
55 Rwanda 3,237 number 2019 down 24.6% volatile
56 Chile 2,930 number 2018 down 48.3% rising
57 Libya 2,841 number 1983 up 766.2% volatile
58 Syria 2,798 number 2013 down 54.8% rising
59 Lebanon 2,769 number 2019 down 30.5% rising
60 Honduras 2,650 number 2019 up 35.9% falling
61 Netherlands 2,606 number 2010 down 38.4% falling
62 Nicaragua 2,549 number 2010 up 14.1% rising
63 Iran 2,523 number 2017 down 87.5% volatile
64 Poland 2,472 number 2018 down 38.5% falling
65 Romania 2,447 number 2018 up 43.5% volatile
66 Central African Republic 2,414 number 2016 up 100.7% volatile
67 Ecuador 2,396 number 2018 down 30.8% rising
68 Dominican Republic 2,364 number 2019 down 63.7% volatile
69 Portugal 2,060 number 2018 — volatile
70 Haiti 2,059 number 1997 up 81.4% rising
71 Eritrea 2,021 number 2018 up 0.4% falling
72 Viet Nam 1,724 number 2018 down 42.4% volatile
73 Myanmar 1,503 number 2017 up 48.8% volatile
74 Jordan 1,479 number 2019 up 32.3% volatile
75 Gabon 1,363 number 1995 up 112.3% volatile
76 Guinea-Bissau 1,339 number 2010 up 149.3% volatile
77 El Salvador 1,299 number 2018 down 26.2% volatile
78 France 1,292 number 2018 down 86.3% volatile
79 China 1,234 number 2016 down 80.4% volatile
80 Panama 1,102 number 2017 up 5.7% rising
81 Liberia 1,079 number 2017 up 12.4% volatile
82 Russian Federation 1,076 number 2018 — volatile
83 Sri Lanka 1,069 number 2017 down 19.1% volatile
84 Cambodia 1,055 number 2019 up 22.4% volatile
85 Greece 1,011 number 2018 down 12.4% falling
86 Guyana 962 number 2010 up 51.0% falling
87 Mauritania 934 number 2019 up 26.0% volatile
88 Uganda 928 number 2017 down 61.7% rising
89 Gambia 803 number 2019 up 93.5% volatile
90 Sierra Leone 800 number 2019 down 87.4% volatile
91 Palestine, State of 782 number 2019 down 11.8% rising
92 Hungary 781 number 2018 down 5.0% falling
93 Austria 736 number 2018 — volatile
94 Bhutan 693 number 2020 up 200.0% volatile
95 Hong Kong 684 number 2019 down 38.9% volatile
96 Cape Verde 650 number 2018 down 40.4% volatile
97 Comoros 632 number 2017 up 31.9% rising
98 Sao Tome and Principe 630 number 2017 up 142.3% rising
99 Oman 565 number 2019 up 46.8% volatile
100 Cuba 554 number 2019 up 508.8% volatile
101 Bulgaria 553 number 2018 down 26.1% falling
102 Slovakia 542 number 2018 down 16.0% flat
103 Suriname 475 number 2019 up 2.8% rising
104 Israel 470 number 2018 down 49.9% falling
105 Costa Rica 446 number 2019 down 88.9% volatile
106 Czechia 373 number 2018 down 22.8% falling
107 Switzerland 333 number 2018 down 49.9% falling
108 Mauritius 303 number 2019 down 18.5% falling
109 Lao People's Democratic Republic 302 number 2019 unchanged rising
110 Equatorial Guinea 289 number 2015 down 32.2% rising
111 New Caledonia 287 number 1990 up 41.4% rising
112 Paraguay 260 number 2016 down 22.4% falling
113 Kuwait 248 number 2019 down 64.5% falling
114 Serbia 238 number 2019 down 14.1% rising
115 Timor-Leste 229 number 2019 up 21.2% rising
116 Denmark 175 number 2018 down 38.6% falling
117 Djibouti 155 number 2020 up 6.9% volatile
118 United Arab Emirates 145 number 2014 down 79.8% volatile
119 Qatar 133 number 2019 up 58.3% volatile
120 Georgia 132 number 2019 up 633.3% rising
121 Singapore 111 number 2018 down 41.3% volatile
122 Azerbaijan 109 number 2019 down 63.1% volatile
123 Mongolia 108 number 2018 up 10,700.0% volatile
124 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 106 number 2018 up 241.9% falling
125 Jamaica 98 number 2019 up 25.6% volatile
126 Tajikistan 96 number 2017 down 78.4% volatile
127 Albania 94 number 2019 down 77.2% volatile
127 Macao 94 number 2019 down 78.6% falling
129 Finland 90 number 2018 down 47.7% falling
130 Estonia 88 number 2018 down 59.1% volatile
131 Tonga 79 number 2004 down 29.5% falling
132 Aruba 76 number 2014 down 42.0% falling
133 Slovenia 71 number 2018 up 61.4% falling
134 Latvia 69 number 2018 down 59.4% falling
135 Ireland 57 number 2018 down 26.0% falling
136 Solomon Islands 46 number 2018 down 11.5% volatile
137 Cyprus 45 number 2018 up 136.8% volatile
137 Kiribati 45 number 2016 — volatile
139 Bahrain 44 number 2019 down 75.0% volatile
140 Luxembourg 41 number 2018 down 77.7% rising
141 Botswana 38 number 2014 down 47.2% volatile
142 Vanuatu 36 number 2013 up 89.5% volatile
143 Bahamas 35 number 2010 — volatile
143 Brunei Darussalam 35 number 2019 up 600.0% volatile
145 Dominica 34 number 2015 down 54.1% volatile
146 Fiji 33 number 2016 down 67.3% volatile
147 Antigua and Barbuda 32 number 2018 down 74.0% falling
148 Croatia 31 number 2018 down 32.6% volatile
149 North Macedonia 29 number 2018 up 222.2% volatile
150 Belize 28 number 2019 down 34.9% volatile
151 Kazakhstan 22 number 2019 down 45.0% volatile
152 Lithuania 18 number 2018 down 60.0% volatile
152 Trinidad and Tobago 18 number 2010 down 25.0% volatile
154 Grenada 17 number 2018 down 48.5% volatile
155 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16 number 2019 down 51.5% falling
156 Armenia 12 number 2019 down 62.5% rising
156 Samoa 12 number 2019 down 57.1% volatile
158 British Virgin Islands 10 number 2018 down 33.3% falling
159 Belarus 9 number 2018 up 350.0% volatile
159 Ukraine 9 number 2019 down 76.3% volatile
161 Andorra 7 number 2019 down 73.1% volatile
162 Kyrgyzstan 5 number 2019 down 83.9% volatile
162 Republic of Korea 5 number 2018 down 68.8% volatile
162 Montenegro 5 number 2019 down 16.7% falling
165 Saint Lucia 4 number 2019 up 300.0% volatile
166 Malta 3 number 2018 down 76.9% volatile
167 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 number 2016 down 71.4% volatile
167 Monaco 2 number 2020 — volatile
167 Maldives 2 number 2019 down 99.4% volatile
167 Tuvalu 2 number 2018 — volatile
167 Uzbekistan 2 number 2019 down 85.7% volatile
172 Liechtenstein 1 number 2018 — volatile
172 San Marino 1 number 2019 — volatile
172 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 number 2018 — volatile
175 Republic of Moldova 0 number 2019 — volatile
175 Seychelles 0 number 2000 — volatile

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,551 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.