Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Middle income
Middle income: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 7.17 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Middle income, 1999–2019
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 Middle income is 7.17 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Middle income peaked at 10.58 million number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.17 million number, in 2019.
Middle income ranks 3rd of 42 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.25 million number | — |
| 2000 | 10.54 million number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 10.50 million number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 10.55 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 10.00 million number | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 10.23 million number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 10.36 million number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 10.58 million number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 10.20 million number | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 10.40 million number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 9.69 million number | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 9.55 million number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 9.22 million number | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 8.61 million number | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 8.27 million number | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 8.09 million number | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 7.68 million number | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 7.60 million number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 7.43 million number | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 7.49 million number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 7.17 million number | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.25 million number | 10.25 million number | 10.25 million number | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.30 million number | 9.69 million number | 10.58 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.11 million number | 7.17 million number | 9.55 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More education data for Middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 25.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4541 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Middle income?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Middle income was 7.17 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 10.58 million number in 2006.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.17 million number in 2019.
- How does Middle income rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- Middle income ranks 3rd out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.