Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in SDG: World

SDG: World: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 5.10 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
5.10 million
Change on year
up 3.6%
Rank
1st
of 216 groups
All-time high
5.10 million
in 2024
All-time low
3.93 million
in 2017
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in SDG: World, 2001–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M2001201220242001: 4.7M2002: 4.8M2003: 4.7M2004: 4.7M2005: 4.8M2006: 4.9M2007: 4.8M2008: 5.0M2009: 4.8M2010: 4.8M2011: 4.7M2012: 4.6M2013: 4.4M2014: 4.4M2015: 4.2M2016: 4.1M2017: 3.9M2018: 4.0M2019: 4.0M2020: 4.1M2021: 4.1M2022: 4.8M2023: 4.9M2024: 5.1M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in SDG: World stood at 5.10 million. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in SDG: World peaked at 5.10 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.93 million, in 2017.

That places SDG: World 1st 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.

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in SDG: World, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number) in SDG: World, 2001 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2001 4.69 million
2002 4.77 million +1.7%
2003 4.70 million -1.6%
2004 4.75 million +1.1%
2005 4.83 million +1.7%
2006 4.91 million +1.7%
2007 4.76 million -2.9%
2008 5.00 million +5.0%
2009 4.76 million -4.9%
2010 4.75 million -0.1%
2011 4.72 million -0.6%
2012 4.59 million -2.9%
2013 4.44 million -3.3%
2014 4.42 million -0.3%
2015 4.17 million -5.8%
2016 4.14 million -0.7%
2017 3.93 million -4.9%
2018 4.03 million +2.5%
2019 3.98 million -1.3%
2020 4.06 million +2.0%
2021 4.12 million +1.5%
2022 4.77 million +15.7%
2023 4.92 million +3.3%
2024 5.10 million +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.80 million 4.69 million 5.00 million 9
2010s 4.32 million 3.93 million 4.75 million 10
2020s 4.59 million 4.06 million 5.10 million 5

Countries ranked near SDG: World

  1. 1 Ethiopia 726,754 compare
  2. 2 India 495,459 compare
  3. 3 Algeria 199,258 compare
  4. 4 Côte d'Ivoire 185,833 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in SDG: World?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in SDG: World was 5.10 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in SDG: World?
The highest recorded value was 5.10 million in 2024.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in SDG: World?
The lowest recorded value was 3.93 million in 2017.
How does SDG: World rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
SDG: World ranks 1st out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in SDG: World?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this SDG: World 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