Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 2.01 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.01 million
Change on year
down 5.0%
Rank
80th
of 216 groups
All-time high
2.11 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.28 million
in 2021
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ALECSO: Member Countries recorded 2.01 million for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 2.11 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.28 million, in 2021.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 80th of 216 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.62 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.70 million | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 1.78 million | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 1.72 million | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.72 million | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.72 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.74 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.80 million | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.93 million | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 1.61 million | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 1.94 million | +20.1% |
| 2009 | 1.81 million | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 2.04 million | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 1.95 million | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.88 million | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.97 million | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.97 million | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.01 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.09 million | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.98 million | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 1.96 million | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.91 million | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.81 million | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 1.28 million | -29.6% |
| 2022 | 2.10 million | +64.8% |
| 2023 | 2.11 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.01 million | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.66 million | 1.62 million | 1.70 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.78 million | 1.61 million | 1.94 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.98 million | 1.88 million | 2.09 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 million | 1.28 million | 2.11 million | 5 |
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More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 840,626 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries was 2.01 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 million in 2021.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 80th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release