Repeaters in lower secondary general education … lower both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Repeaters in lower secondary general education … lower both sexes was 2.18 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 2.18 million.
That represents a change of up 26.7% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 4.49 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.05 million, in 2019.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 74th out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education … lower both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.93 million | — |
| 2002 | 4.01 million | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 3.92 million | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 4.12 million | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 4.22 million | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 4.36 million | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 4.49 million | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 4.41 million | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 3.78 million | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 3.58 million | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 3.31 million | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 2.69 million | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 2.00 million | -25.7% |
| 2014 | 1.69 million | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 1.44 million | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 1.36 million | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 1.27 million | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.32 million | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.05 million | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 1.19 million | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 1.58 million | +32.2% |
| 2022 | 1.63 million | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.72 million | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 2.18 million | +26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.14 million | 3.78 million | 4.49 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.97 million | 1.05 million | 3.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 million | 1.19 million | 2.18 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 2.18 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 ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.49 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 million in 2019.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 74th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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