Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 8.37 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.37 million
Change on year
up 7.4%
Rank
10th
of 216 groups
All-time high
10.50 million
in 2002
All-time low
6.68 million
in 2021
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 8.37 million.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 10.50 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.68 million, in 2021.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 10th of 216 groups on this measure, 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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.20 million | — |
| 2000 | 10.49 million | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 10.45 million | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 10.50 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 9.96 million | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 10.18 million | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 10.34 million | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 10.35 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 10.22 million | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 10.45 million | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 9.73 million | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 9.56 million | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 9.23 million | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 8.66 million | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 8.32 million | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 8.13 million | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 7.70 million | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 7.63 million | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 7.41 million | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 7.35 million | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 7.06 million | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 7.15 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 6.68 million | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 7.72 million | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 7.79 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 8.37 million | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.20 million | 10.20 million | 10.20 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.27 million | 9.73 million | 10.50 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.11 million | 7.06 million | 9.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.54 million | 6.68 million | 8.37 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- 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
- 13 Angola 210,453 compare
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 8.37 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: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.50 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.68 million in 2021.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 10th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: 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