Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 5.05 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) stood at 5.05 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 5.05 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.70 million, in 1998.
That places WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 19th out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.70 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.73 million | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.79 million | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.86 million | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.94 million | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 2.13 million | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 2.33 million | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 2.46 million | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 2.64 million | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 2.78 million | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 2.88 million | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 2.91 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 3.01 million | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 3.12 million | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 3.28 million | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 3.43 million | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 3.67 million | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 3.48 million | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 3.64 million | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 3.53 million | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 3.71 million | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 3.99 million | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 4.31 million | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 4.55 million | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 4.96 million | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 4.99 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 5.05 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.71 million | 1.70 million | 1.73 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.37 million | 1.79 million | 2.91 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.49 million | 3.01 million | 3.99 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.77 million | 4.31 million | 5.05 million | 5 |
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- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 72.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.20 million (2024)
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- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 5.05 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 WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.05 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.70 million in 1998.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 19th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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