Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 6.03 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) stood at 6.03 million.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 6.06 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.41 million, in 1998.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 12th out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.41 million | — |
| 1999 | 2.51 million | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 2.65 million | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 2.69 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.73 million | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.81 million | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 2.96 million | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 3.07 million | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 3.28 million | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 3.00 million | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 3.50 million | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 3.55 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 3.91 million | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 3.99 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 4.16 million | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 4.49 million | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 4.84 million | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 4.75 million | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 4.94 million | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 4.74 million | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.88 million | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 5.08 million | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 5.17 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.81 million | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 6.01 million | +24.9% |
| 2023 | 6.06 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 6.03 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.46 million | 2.41 million | 2.51 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.02 million | 2.65 million | 3.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.58 million | 3.91 million | 5.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.62 million | 4.81 million | 6.06 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 6.03 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 ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.06 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.41 million in 1998.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 12th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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