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

Luxembourg: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 222 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
222 number
Change on year
down 89.8%
World rank
154th
of 184 countries
All-time high
2,208 number
in 2016
All-time low
222 number
in 2018
Years of data
25
1971–2018

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Luxembourg, 1971–2018

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1971199420181971: 1.0k number1972: 1.2k number1973: 993 number1974: 1.2k number1975: 1.3k number1976: 1.2k number1977: 1.7k number1978: 1.6k number1979: 2.1k number1980: 2.2k number1985: 1.1k number1987: 993 number1988: 893 number2006: 2.0k number2007: 1.9k number2008: 2.0k number2010: 1.8k number2011: 1.9k number2012: 2.0k number2013: 2.1k number2014: 2.1k number2015: 2.0k number2016: 2.2k number2017: 2.2k number2018: 222 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 Luxembourg is 222 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 89.8% on the previous year and down 88.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Luxembourg peaked at 2,208 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 222 number, in 2018.

That places Luxembourg 154th out of 184 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number) in Luxembourg, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 1,013 number
1972 1,192 number +17.7%
1973 993 number -16.7%
1974 1,193 number +20.1%
1975 1,256 number +5.3%
1976 1,172 number -6.7%
1977 1,734 number +48.0%
1978 1,555 number -10.3%
1979 2,099 number +35.0%
1980 2,174 number +3.6%
1985 1,111 number -48.9%
1987 993 number -10.6%
1988 893 number -10.1%
2006 1,986 number +122.4%
2007 1,900 number -4.3%
2008 2,008 number +5.7%
2010 1,816 number -9.6%
2011 1,941 number +6.9%
2012 1,957 number +0.8%
2013 2,127 number +8.7%
2014 2,116 number -0.5%
2015 2,033 number -3.9%
2016 2,208 number +8.6%
2017 2,185 number -1.0%
2018 222 number -89.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,356 number 993 number 2,099 number 9
1980s 1,293 number 893 number 2,174 number 4
2000s 1,965 number 1,900 number 2,008 number 3
2010s 1,845 number 222 number 2,208 number 9

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 151 Armenia 256 number compare
  2. 152 Brunei Darussalam 250 number compare
  3. 153 Bahamas 246 number compare
  4. 155 North Macedonia 208 number compare
  5. 156 Kazakhstan 193 number compare
  6. 157 Grenada 192 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Luxembourg?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Luxembourg was 222 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 2,208 number in 2016.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 222 number in 2018.
How does Luxembourg rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
Luxembourg ranks 154th out of 184 countries with data for 2018.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 88.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg 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.