Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Small states
Small states: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 184,962 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Small states, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Small states recorded 184,962 number for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Small states peaked at 184,962 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 77,387 number, in 1998.
That places Small states 36th out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 77,387 number | — |
| 1999 | 78,932 number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 82,135 number | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 86,890 number | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 89,032 number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 94,504 number | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 96,748 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 106,227 number | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 109,216 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 110,849 number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 115,625 number | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 111,999 number | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 114,866 number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 118,006 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 123,759 number | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 127,172 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 127,605 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 127,671 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 132,599 number | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 133,212 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 183,067 number | +37.4% |
| 2019 | 184,962 number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78,160 number | 77,387 number | 78,932 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 100,322 number | 82,135 number | 115,625 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 137,292 number | 114,866 number | 184,962 number | 10 |
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More education data for Small states
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.012 units per person (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 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Small states?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Small states was 184,962 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 184,962 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 77,387 number in 1998.
- How does Small states rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- Small states ranks 36th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.