Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 3.01 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 3.01 million number.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 4.44 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.99 million number, in 2018.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 20th out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.18 million number | — |
| 2000 | 4.32 million number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 4.39 million number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 4.44 million number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 4.05 million number | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 3.98 million number | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 3.92 million number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 3.84 million number | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 3.63 million number | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 3.52 million number | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 3.49 million number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 3.26 million number | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 3.25 million number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.21 million number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 3.30 million number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.17 million number | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 3.08 million number | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 3.04 million number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.04 million number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.99 million number | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 3.01 million number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.18 million number | 4.18 million number | 4.18 million number | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.96 million number | 3.49 million number | 4.44 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.13 million number | 2.99 million number | 3.30 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 3.01 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.44 million number in 2002.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.99 million number in 2018.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 20th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (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.