Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Lebanon

Lebanon: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 16,826 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
16,826 number
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
74th
of 184 countries
All-time high
38,539 number
in 1997
All-time low
14,101 number
in 2001
Years of data
23
1973–2019

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Lebanon, 1973–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1973199620191973: 14.7k number1997: 38.5k number1999: 22.7k number2000: 29.4k number2001: 14.1k number2002: 27.2k number2003: 28.8k number2004: 31.5k number2005: 28.7k number2006: 25.8k number2007: 25.8k number2008: 25.2k number2009: 25.1k number2010: 25.0k number2011: 26.3k number2012: 24.0k number2013: 25.5k number2014: 24.3k number2015: 17.8k number2016: 21.6k number2017: 20.1k number2018: 17.6k number2019: 16.8k number

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 Lebanon is 16,826 number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Lebanon peaked at 38,539 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 14,101 number, in 2001.

That places Lebanon 74th out of 184 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number) in Lebanon, 1973 to 2019.
Year number Change
1973 14,725 number
1997 38,539 number +161.7%
1999 22,739 number -41.0%
2000 29,408 number +29.3%
2001 14,101 number -52.1%
2002 27,215 number +93.0%
2003 28,828 number +5.9%
2004 31,505 number +9.3%
2005 28,701 number -8.9%
2006 25,821 number -10.0%
2007 25,838 number +0.1%
2008 25,158 number -2.6%
2009 25,120 number -0.2%
2010 24,981 number -0.6%
2011 26,338 number +5.4%
2012 24,020 number -8.8%
2013 25,457 number +6.0%
2014 24,326 number -4.4%
2015 17,811 number -26.8%
2016 21,595 number +21.2%
2017 20,078 number -7.0%
2018 17,564 number -12.5%
2019 16,826 number -4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 14,725 number 14,725 number 14,725 number 1
1990s 30,639 number 22,739 number 38,539 number 2
2000s 26,170 number 14,101 number 31,505 number 10
2010s 21,900 number 16,826 number 26,338 number 10

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 71 Chile 17,445 number compare
  2. 72 Uganda 17,106 number compare
  3. 73 Rwanda 16,985 number compare
  4. 75 Belgium 16,365 number compare
  5. 76 Jordan 16,291 number compare
  6. 77 Poland 15,918 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Lebanon?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Lebanon was 16,826 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 Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 38,539 number in 1997.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 14,101 number in 2001.
How does Lebanon rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
Lebanon ranks 74th out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lebanon 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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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 4,898 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.