Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 9.48 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total, 1999–2019
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 IDA & IBRD total is 9.48 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 12.09 million number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.48 million number, in 2019.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st of 42 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.19 million number | — |
| 2000 | 11.51 million number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 11.52 million number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.65 million number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 11.24 million number | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 11.52 million number | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 11.75 million number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 12.08 million number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 11.77 million number | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 12.09 million number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 11.50 million number | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 11.46 million number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 11.26 million number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 10.76 million number | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 10.47 million number | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 10.31 million number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 9.87 million number | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 9.95 million number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 9.70 million number | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 9.77 million number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 9.48 million number | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.19 million number | 11.19 million number | 11.19 million number | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.66 million number | 11.24 million number | 12.09 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.30 million number | 9.48 million number | 11.46 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1022 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 707.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total was 9.48 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 12.09 million number in 2008.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.48 million number in 2019.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.