Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 1.35 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 1.35 million for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 1.54 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 894,499, in 2021.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 101st of 216 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.24 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.30 million | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 1.33 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.27 million | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.29 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.22 million | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 1.20 million | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.31 million | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 1.39 million | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.40 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.38 million | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.32 million | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.34 million | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.38 million | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.37 million | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.40 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.38 million | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.45 million | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.54 million | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.43 million | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 1.40 million | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.36 million | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.34 million | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 894,499 | -33.2% |
| 2022 | 1.37 million | +53.1% |
| 2023 | 1.54 million | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 1.35 million | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.27 million | 1.24 million | 1.30 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.31 million | 1.20 million | 1.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.40 million | 1.34 million | 1.54 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.30 million | 894,499 | 1.54 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 23.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 1.35 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 894,499 in 2021.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 101st out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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