Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all … lower female in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all … lower female was 2.22 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 2.22 million for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 2.22 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 511,673, in 1997.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 29th of 216 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all … lower female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 511,673 | — |
| 1998 | 533,400 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 519,080 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 552,578 | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 578,569 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 601,451 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 671,872 | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 746,853 | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 807,459 | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 864,798 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 900,768 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 928,771 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 961,371 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.04 million | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 1.13 million | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 1.25 million | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 1.32 million | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 1.44 million | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 1.41 million | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.46 million | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.44 million | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.51 million | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 1.63 million | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 1.77 million | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 1.90 million | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 2.10 million | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 2.22 million | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 521,384 | 511,673 | 533,400 | 3 |
| 2000s | 761,449 | 552,578 | 961,371 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 million | 1.04 million | 1.63 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.00 million | 1.77 million | 2.22 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 2.22 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 511,673 in 1997.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 29th out of 216 groups with data for 2023.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release