Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 11.67 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11.67 million
Change on year
up 4.6%
Rank
7th
of 216 groups
All-time high
12.14 million
in 2008
All-time low
9.63 million
in 2021
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 11.67 million.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 12.14 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.63 million, in 2021.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 7th out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.29 million | — |
| 2000 | 11.61 million | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 11.62 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.74 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 11.33 million | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 11.61 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 11.83 million | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 11.93 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.82 million | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.14 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 11.54 million | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 11.48 million | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 11.27 million | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 10.76 million | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 10.47 million | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 10.32 million | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 9.89 million | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 9.97 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 9.69 million | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 9.81 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 9.67 million | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 9.97 million | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 9.63 million | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 11.06 million | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 11.16 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.67 million | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.29 million | 11.29 million | 11.29 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.72 million | 11.33 million | 12.14 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.33 million | 9.67 million | 11.48 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.70 million | 9.63 million | 11.67 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 4 Côte d'Ivoire 385,055 compare
- 5 Bangladesh 349,721 compare
- 6 Morocco 344,105 compare
- 7 Iraq 302,241 compare
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 260,582 compare
- 9 Egypt 260,280 compare
- 10 Colombia 252,359 compare
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 220.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 11.67 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 12.14 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.63 million in 2021.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 7th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef 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