Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in IDA total
IDA total: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 3.66 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in IDA total, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 3.66 million number for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in IDA total peaked at 3.68 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.66 million number, in 1998.
That places IDA total 6th out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
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 IDA total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.66 million number | — |
| 1999 | 1.69 million number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.76 million number | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.83 million number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.93 million number | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 2.15 million number | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 2.37 million number | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 2.51 million number | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 2.68 million number | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 2.80 million number | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 2.93 million number | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.95 million number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.08 million number | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 3.20 million number | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 3.35 million number | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 3.46 million number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 3.68 million number | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 3.50 million number | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 3.67 million number | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 3.58 million number | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 3.63 million number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 3.66 million number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.68 million number | 1.66 million number | 1.69 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.39 million number | 1.76 million number | 2.95 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.48 million number | 3.08 million number | 3.68 million number | 10 |
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More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in IDA total?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in IDA total was 3.66 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 3.68 million number in 2014.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 million number in 1998.
- How does IDA total rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- IDA total ranks 6th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.