Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 3.94 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Upper middle income, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 3.94 million number for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Upper middle income peaked at 5.99 million number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.93 million number, in 2018.
That places Upper middle income 5th out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.99 million number | — |
| 2002 | 5.89 million number | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 5.15 million number | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 5.13 million number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 5.13 million number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 5.11 million number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.90 million number | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 4.77 million number | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 4.58 million number | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 4.31 million number | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 4.28 million number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 4.25 million number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 4.33 million number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.26 million number | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 4.17 million number | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.09 million number | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.99 million number | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 3.93 million number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 3.94 million number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.18 million number | 4.58 million number | 5.99 million number | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.15 million number | 3.93 million number | 4.33 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Upper middle income?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Upper middle income was 3.94 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 5.99 million number in 2001.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.93 million number in 2018.
- How does Upper middle income rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- Upper middle income ranks 5th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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.