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
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1998–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
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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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February 2026 Data Release