Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 4.19 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) recorded 4.19 million for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 4.19 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 959,995, in 1998.
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 33rd 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 WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 959,995 | — |
| 1999 | 977,891 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.06 million | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 1.14 million | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 1.22 million | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 1.34 million | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 1.37 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.48 million | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 1.60 million | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 1.70 million | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 1.89 million | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 2.09 million | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 2.20 million | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 2.36 million | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 2.55 million | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 2.72 million | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 2.98 million | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 2.82 million | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 3.00 million | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 2.91 million | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 3.09 million | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 3.26 million | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 3.50 million | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 3.72 million | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 4.10 million | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 4.12 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 4.19 million | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 968,943 | 959,995 | 977,891 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.49 million | 1.06 million | 2.09 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.79 million | 2.20 million | 3.26 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.93 million | 3.50 million | 4.19 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.34 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 4.19 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: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.19 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 959,995 in 1998.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 33rd out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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