Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Low income
Low income: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 2.21 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Low income, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Low income stood at 2.21 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Low income peaked at 2.24 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 819,155 number, in 1998.
That places Low income 20th out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Low income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 819,155 number | — |
| 1999 | 851,708 number | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 871,522 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 914,445 number | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 982,873 number | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 1.12 million number | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 1.16 million number | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.26 million number | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 1.36 million number | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 1.45 million number | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 1.57 million number | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 1.69 million number | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 1.79 million number | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 1.92 million number | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 2.04 million number | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 2.08 million number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 2.12 million number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.09 million number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.24 million number | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 2.18 million number | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 2.19 million number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.21 million number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 835,432 number | 819,155 number | 851,708 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.24 million number | 871,522 number | 1.69 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.09 million number | 1.79 million number | 2.24 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Low income?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Low income was 2.21 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 819,155 number in 1998.
- How does Low income rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- Low income ranks 20th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.