Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries

SDG: Least Developed Countries: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 2.22 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.22 million
Change on year
up 5.6%
Rank
29th
of 216 groups
All-time high
2.22 million
in 2023
All-time low
511,673
in 1997
Years of data
27
1997–2023

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2023

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1997201020231997: 511.7k1998: 533.4k1999: 519.1k2000: 552.6k2001: 578.6k2002: 601.5k2003: 671.9k2004: 746.9k2005: 807.5k2006: 864.8k2007: 900.8k2008: 928.8k2009: 961.4k2010: 1.0M2011: 1.1M2012: 1.3M2013: 1.3M2014: 1.4M2015: 1.4M2016: 1.5M2017: 1.4M2018: 1.5M2019: 1.6M2020: 1.8M2021: 1.9M2022: 2.1M2023: 2.2M

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 grades, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number) in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 26 Afghanistan 51,280 compare
  2. 27 Senegal 49,178 compare
  3. 28 Germany 47,719 compare
  4. 29 Spain 44,018 compare
  5. 30 Mozambique 42,842 compare
  6. 31 Chad 34,792 compare
  7. 32 Tanzania 33,988 compare

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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.

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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 9,525 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release