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

Latest (2024)
5.09 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
18th
of 216 groups
All-time high
5.09 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.70 million
in 1998
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Ida Total, 1997–2024

2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1997201020241997: 1.7M1998: 1.7M1999: 1.7M2000: 1.8M2001: 1.8M2002: 1.9M2003: 2.2M2004: 2.4M2005: 2.5M2006: 2.7M2007: 2.8M2008: 3.0M2009: 3.0M2010: 3.1M2011: 3.2M2012: 3.4M2013: 3.5M2014: 3.7M2015: 3.5M2016: 3.7M2017: 3.6M2018: 3.7M2019: 4.0M2020: 4.3M2021: 4.6M2022: 5.0M2023: 5.0M2024: 5.1M

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

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number) in WB: Ida Total, 1997 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near WB: Ida Total

  1. 15 Nepal 193,769 compare
  2. 16 Türkiye 179,659 compare
  3. 17 Pakistan 171,142 compare
  4. 18 Argentina 157,368 compare
  5. 19 Niger 154,292 compare
  6. 20 Burkina Faso 154,147 compare
  7. 21 Malawi 144,455 compare

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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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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 10,178 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release