Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 11.59 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11.59 million
Change on year
up 4.6%
Rank
9th
of 216 groups
All-time high
11.90 million
in 2008
All-time low
9.49 million
in 2017
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) is 11.59 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 11.90 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.49 million, in 2017.
That places WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 9th out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.96 million | — |
| 2000 | 11.27 million | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 11.27 million | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.38 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 10.97 million | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 11.26 million | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 11.49 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 11.61 million | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 11.56 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 11.90 million | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 11.29 million | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 11.23 million | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 11.03 million | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 10.54 million | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 10.24 million | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 10.11 million | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 9.68 million | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 9.76 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 9.49 million | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 9.62 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 9.50 million | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 9.82 million | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 9.54 million | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 10.97 million | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 11.07 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.59 million | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.96 million | 10.96 million | 10.96 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.40 million | 10.97 million | 11.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.12 million | 9.49 million | 11.23 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.60 million | 9.54 million | 11.59 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- 6 Morocco 344,105 compare
- 7 Iraq 302,241 compare
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 260,582 compare
- 9 Egypt 260,280 compare
- 10 Colombia 252,359 compare
- 11 South Africa 232,786 compare
- 12 United States of America 232,416 compare
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.57 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 11.59 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: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.90 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.49 million in 2017.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 9th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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