Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 3.38 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 3.38 million number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 3.38 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.07 million number, in 1999.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 10th out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.07 million number | — |
| 2000 | 1.16 million number | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 1.19 million number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.21 million number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.28 million number | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.26 million number | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.41 million number | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 1.56 million number | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 1.68 million number | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 1.87 million number | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 2.05 million number | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 2.16 million number | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 2.32 million number | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 2.53 million number | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 2.77 million number | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 3.07 million number | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 3.00 million number | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 3.26 million number | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 3.26 million number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.31 million number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 3.38 million number | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.07 million number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.47 million number | 1.16 million number | 2.05 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.90 million number | 2.16 million number | 3.38 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 7 India 251,584 number compare
- 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
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend was 3.38 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 3.38 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 million number in 1999.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 10th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.