Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 3.46 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.46 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
41st
of 216 groups
All-time high
3.46 million
in 2023
All-time low
787,425
in 1998
Years of data
26
1998–2023

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1998–2023

1.0M2.0M3.0M1998201020231998: 787.4k1999: 820.2k2000: 851.4k2001: 891.9k2002: 942.9k2003: 1.1M2004: 1.1M2005: 1.2M2006: 1.3M2007: 1.4M2008: 1.5M2009: 1.7M2010: 1.8M2011: 1.9M2012: 2.0M2013: 2.1M2014: 2.1M2015: 2.1M2016: 2.3M2017: 2.2M2018: 2.4M2019: 2.6M2020: 2.8M2021: 3.0M2022: 3.4M2023: 3.5M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 3.46 million for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 65.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 3.46 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 787,425, in 1998.

That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 41st out of 216 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1998 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1998 787,425
1999 820,173 +4.2%
2000 851,420 +3.8%
2001 891,948 +4.8%
2002 942,932 +5.7%
2003 1.08 million +14.6%
2004 1.12 million +3.9%
2005 1.22 million +8.4%
2006 1.33 million +9.3%
2007 1.42 million +6.9%
2008 1.55 million +8.9%
2009 1.68 million +8.4%
2010 1.78 million +5.9%
2011 1.92 million +7.9%
2012 2.03 million +5.9%
2013 2.09 million +2.9%
2014 2.14 million +2.7%
2015 2.11 million -1.8%
2016 2.28 million +8.1%
2017 2.22 million -2.6%
2018 2.41 million +8.9%
2019 2.59 million +7.3%
2020 2.83 million +9.1%
2021 3.03 million +7.2%
2022 3.42 million +12.8%
2023 3.46 million +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 803,799 787,425 820,173 2
2000s 1.21 million 851,420 1.68 million 10
2010s 2.16 million 1.78 million 2.59 million 10
2020s 3.18 million 2.83 million 3.46 million 4

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

  1. 38 Cameroon 61,611 compare
  2. 39 Tanzania, United Republic of 58,730 compare
  3. 40 Togo 55,791 compare
  4. 41 Peru 54,182 compare
  5. 42 Syrian Arab Republic 50,385 compare
  6. 43 Zambia 48,206 compare
  7. 44 Yemen 46,867 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 3.46 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The highest recorded value was 3.46 million in 2023.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The lowest recorded value was 787,425 in 1998.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 41st out of 216 groups with data for 2023.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Over the last ten years it is up 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 10,178 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release