Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 725,590 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 725,590, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 1.35 million in 1997 and was at its lowest, 508,556, in 2018.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 126th of 216 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.35 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.22 million | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 1.21 million | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.19 million | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.12 million | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 1.09 million | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 887,161 | -18.3% |
| 2004 | 1.05 million | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 1.04 million | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.10 million | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.10 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 999,018 | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 703,742 | -29.6% |
| 2010 | 689,650 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 636,319 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 635,020 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 555,200 | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 549,363 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 555,554 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 547,962 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 522,131 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 508,556 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 595,427 | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 678,309 | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 707,688 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 735,700 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 735,244 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 725,590 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.26 million | 1.21 million | 1.35 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.03 million | 703,742 | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 579,518 | 508,556 | 689,650 | 10 |
| 2020s | 716,506 | 678,309 | 735,700 | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 725,590 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: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million in 1997.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 508,556 in 2018.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 126th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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