Repeaters in lower secondary general education … lower both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): Repeaters in lower secondary general education … lower both sexes was 2.88 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.88 million
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
49th
of 216 groups
All-time high
4.52 million
in 2002
All-time low
2.75 million
in 2021
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) stood at 2.88 million.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 4.52 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.75 million, in 2021.
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 49th of 216 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education … lower both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.24 million | — |
| 2000 | 4.39 million | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 4.46 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 4.52 million | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 4.13 million | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 4.06 million | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 4.00 million | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 3.70 million | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 3.71 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.60 million | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 3.58 million | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 3.35 million | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 3.33 million | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 3.29 million | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.37 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 3.24 million | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 3.14 million | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.10 million | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.10 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.03 million | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.97 million | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 3.04 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.75 million | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 2.88 million | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 2.81 million | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 2.88 million | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.24 million | 4.24 million | 4.24 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.02 million | 3.58 million | 4.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.19 million | 2.97 million | 3.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.87 million | 2.75 million | 3.04 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 2.88 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 ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.52 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 million in 2021.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 49th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 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