Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 3.04 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 3.04 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 3.04 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 970,349 number, in 1998.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 18th out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 970,349 number | — |
| 1999 | 987,188 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.07 million number | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 1.15 million number | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 1.22 million number | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 1.34 million number | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 1.37 million number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.48 million number | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 1.60 million number | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 1.70 million number | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.89 million number | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 2.09 million number | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 2.19 million number | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 2.36 million number | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 2.55 million number | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 2.73 million number | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 2.98 million number | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 2.84 million number | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 3.01 million number | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 2.95 million number | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.99 million number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 3.04 million number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 978,768 number | 970,349 number | 987,188 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.49 million number | 1.07 million number | 2.09 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.76 million number | 2.19 million number | 3.04 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 148.37 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1578 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 3.04 million 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.04 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 970,349 number in 1998.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 18th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.