Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 4.43 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification is 4.43 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification peaked at 4.43 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.22 million, in 1998.
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 30th 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: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.22 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.22 million | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.24 million | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.27 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.34 million | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 1.44 million | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 1.62 million | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 1.79 million | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 1.91 million | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 2.05 million | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 2.11 million | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 2.18 million | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 2.24 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.33 million | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 2.46 million | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 2.63 million | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 2.84 million | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 2.97 million | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 2.98 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.19 million | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 3.09 million | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.26 million | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 3.50 million | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 3.78 million | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 3.98 million | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 4.38 million | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 4.43 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.23 million | 1.22 million | 1.24 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.80 million | 1.27 million | 2.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.93 million | 2.33 million | 3.50 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.14 million | 3.78 million | 4.43 million | 4 |
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More education data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification was 4.43 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The highest recorded value was 4.43 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 million in 1998.
- How does WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 30th out of 216 groups with data for 2023.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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