Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 798,202 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in UNICEF: South Asia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in UNICEF: South Asia is 798,202, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 33.5% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 1.46 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 252,874, in 2019.
That places UNICEF: South Asia 83rd out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.01 million | — |
| 2002 | 1.10 million | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 1.20 million | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 1.26 million | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.31 million | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.39 million | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 1.41 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.46 million | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.24 million | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 1.20 million | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.19 million | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.00 million | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 691,142 | -31.2% |
| 2014 | 571,923 | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 434,169 | -24.1% |
| 2016 | 350,927 | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 353,959 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 373,035 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 252,874 | -32.2% |
| 2020 | 288,126 | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 462,985 | +60.7% |
| 2022 | 534,923 | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 597,712 | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 798,202 | +33.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.26 million | 1.01 million | 1.46 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 641,767 | 252,874 | 1.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 536,390 | 288,126 | 798,202 | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in UNICEF: South Asia was 798,202 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 252,874 in 2019.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 83rd out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: South Asia 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