Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 4.80 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in MDG: Developing Regions, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 4.80 million. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 4.80 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.60 million, in 2017.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 8th out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.32 million | 4.17 million | 4.56 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.95 million | 3.60 million | 4.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.28 million | 3.73 million | 4.80 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 5 Bangladesh 178,666 compare
- 6 Nepal 125,188 compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 116,242 compare
- 8 Morocco 115,737 compare
- 9 Colombia 108,327 compare
- 10 United States 103,772 compare
- 11 Egypt 102,986 compare
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in MDG: Developing Regions was 4.80 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 4.80 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.60 million in 2017.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 8th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release