Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female in Greece

Greece: Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female was 1,011 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1,011 number
Change on year
down 15.9%
World rank
85th
of 182 countries
All-time high
4,769 number
in 1973
All-time low
861 number
in 2014
Years of data
33
1971–2018

Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female in Greece, 1971–2018

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1971199420181971: 3.3k number1972: 3.3k number1973: 4.8k number1974: 3.7k number1975: 3.8k number1976: 2.5k number1977: 2.1k number1978: 2.8k number1979: 2.9k number1980: 2.7k number1982: 2.6k number1983: 3.4k number1984: 3.9k number1985: 3.0k number1986: 2.9k number1987: 2.7k number1988: 2.3k number1989: 2.2k number1990: 2.5k number1991: 2.5k number1992: 2.5k number2005: 1.3k number2006: 1.3k number2007: 1.2k number2010: 1.2k number2011: 1.2k number2012: 1.1k number2013: 1.0k number2014: 861 number2015: 1.2k number2016: 1.2k number2017: 1.2k number2018: 1.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female in Greece is 1,011 number, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 15.9% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female in Greece peaked at 4,769 number in 1973 and was at its lowest, 861 number, in 2014.

That places Greece 85th out of 182 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (number) in Greece, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 3,301 number
1972 3,320 number +0.6%
1973 4,769 number +43.6%
1974 3,671 number -23.0%
1975 3,837 number +4.5%
1976 2,469 number -35.7%
1977 2,138 number -13.4%
1978 2,826 number +32.2%
1979 2,895 number +2.4%
1980 2,721 number -6.0%
1982 2,583 number -5.1%
1983 3,411 number +32.1%
1984 3,857 number +13.1%
1985 2,950 number -23.5%
1986 2,894 number -1.9%
1987 2,721 number -6.0%
1988 2,271 number -16.5%
1989 2,203 number -3.0%
1990 2,452 number +11.3%
1991 2,515 number +2.6%
1992 2,524 number +0.4%
2005 1,334 number -47.1%
2006 1,287 number -3.5%
2007 1,154 number -10.3%
2010 1,164 number +0.9%
2011 1,195 number +2.7%
2012 1,087 number -9.0%
2013 1,024 number -5.8%
2014 861 number -15.9%
2015 1,159 number +34.6%
2016 1,201 number +3.6%
2017 1,202 number +0.1%
2018 1,011 number -15.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3,247 number 2,138 number 4,769 number 9
1980s 2,846 number 2,203 number 3,857 number 9
1990s 2,497 number 2,452 number 2,524 number 3
2000s 1,258 number 1,154 number 1,334 number 3
2010s 1,100 number 861 number 1,202 number 9

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 82 Russian Federation 1,076 number compare
  2. 83 Sri Lanka 1,069 number compare
  3. 84 Cambodia 1,055 number compare
  4. 86 Guyana 962 number compare
  5. 87 Mauritania 934 number compare
  6. 88 Uganda 928 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female in Greece?
Repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female in Greece was 1,011 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 4,769 number in 1973.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 861 number in 2014.
How does Greece rank for repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female?
Greece ranks 85th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
Is repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.