Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 5.09 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Ida Total, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Ida Total recorded 5.09 million for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Ida Total peaked at 5.09 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.70 million, in 1998.
WB: Ida Total ranks 18th of 216 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Ida Total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.72 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.70 million | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.73 million | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.78 million | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.85 million | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.95 million | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 2.17 million | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 2.39 million | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 2.54 million | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 2.70 million | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 2.83 million | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 2.95 million | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 2.98 million | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 3.11 million | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 3.23 million | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 3.37 million | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 3.48 million | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 3.70 million | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 3.51 million | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 3.68 million | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 3.57 million | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 3.75 million | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 4.02 million | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 4.34 million | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 4.57 million | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 5.01 million | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 5.03 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 5.09 million | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.72 million | 1.70 million | 1.73 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.41 million | 1.78 million | 2.98 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.54 million | 3.11 million | 4.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.81 million | 4.34 million | 5.09 million | 5 |
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- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.81 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 12.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3482 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4369 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Ida Total?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Ida Total was 5.09 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: Ida Total?
- The highest recorded value was 5.09 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.70 million in 1998.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 18th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ida Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Total 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