Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 4.43 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 4.43 million for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 4.43 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.22 million, in 1998.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 30th of 216 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.22 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.22 million | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.24 million | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.27 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.34 million | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 1.44 million | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 1.62 million | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 1.79 million | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 1.91 million | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 2.05 million | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 2.11 million | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 2.18 million | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 2.24 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.33 million | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 2.46 million | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 2.63 million | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 2.84 million | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 2.97 million | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 2.98 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.19 million | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 3.09 million | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.26 million | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 3.50 million | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 3.78 million | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 3.98 million | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 4.38 million | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 4.43 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.23 million | 1.22 million | 1.24 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.80 million | 1.27 million | 2.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.93 million | 2.33 million | 3.50 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.14 million | 3.78 million | 4.43 million | 4 |
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More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 4.43 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 SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4.43 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 million in 1998.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 30th out of 216 groups with data for 2023.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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