Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 6,693 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) recorded 6,693 for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 11,479 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4,753, in 2021.
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 209th of 216 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8,444 | — |
| 1998 | 8,474 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 7,958 | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 8,529 | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 8,518 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 9,042 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 9,543 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 10,196 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 10,581 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 10,457 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 11,192 | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 10,073 | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 11,398 | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 11,479 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 11,268 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 9,885 | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 8,847 | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 8,413 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 8,209 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 7,946 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 7,476 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 7,720 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 6,837 | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 6,631 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 4,753 | -28.3% |
| 2022 | 7,415 | +56.0% |
| 2023 | 6,560 | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 6,693 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,292 | 7,958 | 8,474 | 3 |
| 2000s | 9,953 | 8,518 | 11,398 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,808 | 6,837 | 11,479 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,410 | 4,753 | 7,415 | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 229,389 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.1474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.3681 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0285 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 6,693 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 11,479 in 2010.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,753 in 2021.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 209th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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