Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 85,050 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
85,050
Change on year
up 3.6%
Rank
185th
of 216 groups
All-time high
216,486
in 1998
All-time low
73,118
in 2022
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries recorded 85,050 for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 216,486 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 73,118, in 2022.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 185th of 216 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 216,486 | — |
| 1999 | 210,476 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 212,066 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 208,003 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 185,706 | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 170,645 | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 161,666 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 155,936 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 178,452 | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 164,038 | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 176,296 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 154,255 | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 108,869 | -29.4% |
| 2011 | 127,064 | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 136,320 | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 152,580 | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 158,992 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 160,819 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 176,282 | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 91,438 | -48.1% |
| 2018 | 100,092 | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 88,207 | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 86,694 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 131,585 | +51.8% |
| 2022 | 73,118 | -44.4% |
| 2023 | 82,077 | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 85,050 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 213,481 | 210,476 | 216,486 | 2 |
| 2000s | 176,706 | 154,255 | 212,066 | 10 |
| 2010s | 130,066 | 88,207 | 176,282 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91,705 | 73,118 | 131,585 | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- 182 Saint Lucia 10 compare
- 183 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 compare
- 183 Mongolia 5 compare
- 183 San Marino 5 compare
- 186 Palau 4 compare
- 187 Liechtenstein 3 compare
- 188 Anguilla 0
- 188 Brazil 0 compare
- 188 Cook Islands 0 compare
- 188 Cayman Islands 0
- 188 Gibraltar 0
- 188 Iceland 0
- 188 Japan 0
- 188 Sri Lanka 0 compare
- 188 Republic of Moldova 0 compare
- 188 Maldives 0 compare
- 188 Montserrat 0
- 188 Naoero 0 compare
- 188 Seychelles 0
- 188 Uzbekistan 0 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1781 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.73 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 85,050 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: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 216,486 in 1998.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,118 in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 185th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme 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