Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 377,895 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 2006–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 377,895 number for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 582,131 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 375,579 number, in 2018.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 37th out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 582,131 number | — |
| 2007 | 580,417 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 556,996 number | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 566,806 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 545,152 number | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 493,228 number | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 440,738 number | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 402,107 number | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 422,652 number | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 406,365 number | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 413,051 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 415,776 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 375,579 number | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 377,895 number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 571,588 number | 556,996 number | 582,131 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 429,254 number | 375,579 number | 545,152 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 377,895 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 582,131 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 375,579 number in 2018.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.