Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 2.88 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) is 2.88 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 4.52 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.75 million, in 2021.
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 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, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 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 ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
More education data for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 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 ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- 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 ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 million in 2021.
- How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 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 ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 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