Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Bhutan
Bhutan: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 6,509 number in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Bhutan, 1976–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 6,509 number for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.4% on the previous year and up 248.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Bhutan peaked at 6,509 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53 number, in 1979.
Bhutan ranks 95th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 174 number | — |
| 1977 | 129 number | -25.9% |
| 1978 | 251 number | +94.6% |
| 1979 | 53 number | -78.9% |
| 1988 | 204 number | +284.9% |
| 1993 | 514 number | +152.0% |
| 1994 | 512 number | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 2,079 number | +306.1% |
| 1999 | 2,529 number | +21.6% |
| 2000 | 2,595 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 2,777 number | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 2,391 number | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 1,736 number | -27.4% |
| 2007 | 1,944 number | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 2,421 number | +24.5% |
| 2009 | 2,159 number | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 1,867 number | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 1,745 number | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 1,795 number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 2,003 number | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 2,339 number | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 3,206 number | +37.1% |
| 2017 | 2,996 number | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 4,878 number | +62.8% |
| 2020 | 6,509 number | +33.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 151.75 number | 53 number | 251 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 204 number | 204 number | 204 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 1,408 number | 512 number | 2,529 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 2,289 number | 1,736 number | 2,777 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 2,604 number | 1,745 number | 4,878 number | 8 |
| 2020s | 6,509 number | 6,509 number | 6,509 number | 1 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,544 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,828 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5,781 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,509 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Bhutan?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Bhutan was 6,509 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 6,509 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 53 number in 1979.
- How does Bhutan rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- Bhutan ranks 95th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 248.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.