Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in IDA blend
IDA blend: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 429,236 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in IDA blend, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in IDA blend stood at 429,236 number.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in IDA blend peaked at 517,732 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 315,210 number, in 2001.
That places IDA blend 32nd out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 315,210 number | — |
| 2002 | 323,738 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 335,698 number | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 345,167 number | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 354,864 number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 392,182 number | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 453,140 number | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 492,861 number | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 432,815 number | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 452,819 number | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 425,925 number | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 448,168 number | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 431,978 number | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 517,732 number | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 418,756 number | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 432,112 number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 428,057 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 440,314 number | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 429,236 number | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 382,853 number | 315,210 number | 492,861 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 442,510 number | 418,756 number | 517,732 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More education data for IDA blend
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 281.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in IDA blend?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in IDA blend was 429,236 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 blend?
- The highest recorded value was 517,732 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 315,210 number in 2001.
- How does IDA blend rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- IDA blend ranks 32nd out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.