Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 95,676 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 95,676 number.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 307,463 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 82,328 number, in 2017.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 41st out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 302,309 number | — |
| 1999 | 307,463 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 300,898 number | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 287,321 number | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 254,763 number | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 225,475 number | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 203,577 number | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 190,768 number | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 201,053 number | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 175,884 number | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 180,036 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 156,740 number | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 109,566 number | -30.1% |
| 2011 | 129,431 number | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 137,815 number | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 150,054 number | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 156,319 number | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 153,224 number | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 165,534 number | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 82,328 number | -50.3% |
| 2018 | 95,889 number | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 95,676 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 304,886 number | 302,309 number | 307,463 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 217,652 number | 156,740 number | 300,898 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 127,584 number | 82,328 number | 165,534 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 95,676 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 307,463 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 82,328 number in 2017.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 41st out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.