Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 3.23 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Lower middle income, 1998–2019
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 Lower middle income is 3.23 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Lower middle income peaked at 5.63 million number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.23 million number, in 2019.
That places Lower middle income 11th out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.33 million number | — |
| 1999 | 4.28 million number | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 4.44 million number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 4.51 million number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 4.66 million number | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 4.85 million number | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 5.10 million number | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 5.24 million number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 5.47 million number | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 5.29 million number | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 5.63 million number | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 5.11 million number | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 5.24 million number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 4.94 million number | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 4.36 million number | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 3.94 million number | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 3.83 million number | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.52 million number | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 3.51 million number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.44 million number | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 3.56 million number | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 3.23 million number | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.31 million number | 4.28 million number | 4.33 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.03 million number | 4.44 million number | 5.63 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.96 million number | 3.23 million number | 5.24 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 8 South Africa 248,755 number compare
- 9 Mali 248,327 number compare
- 10 Ethiopia 228,738 number compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 227,633 number compare
- 12 Côte d'Ivoire 195,325 number compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 189,376 number compare
- 14 Bangladesh 183,559 number compare
More education data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.20 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Lower middle income?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Lower middle income was 3.23 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 5.63 million number in 2008.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.23 million number in 2019.
- How does Lower middle income rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- Lower middle income ranks 11th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.