Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in OECD members
OECD members: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 992,543 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in OECD members, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in OECD members stood at 992,543 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in OECD members peaked at 1.54 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 986,562 number, in 2018.
OECD members ranks 25th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in OECD members, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.52 million number | — |
| 2002 | 1.54 million number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.52 million number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.46 million number | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.47 million number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.45 million number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.43 million number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.41 million number | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.33 million number | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 1.27 million number | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.33 million number | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.28 million number | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.20 million number | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 1.15 million number | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.17 million number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.15 million number | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million number | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 986,562 number | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 992,543 number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.46 million number | 1.33 million number | 1.54 million number | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.15 million number | 986,562 number | 1.33 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in OECD members?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in OECD members was 992,543 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 million number in 2002.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 986,562 number in 2018.
- How does OECD members rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- OECD members ranks 25th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.