Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 2.37 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.37 million
Change on year
up 6.6%
Rank
18th
of 216 groups
All-time high
2.69 million
in 2006
All-time low
1.30 million
in 2017
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend stood at 2.37 million.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 2.69 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.30 million, in 2017.
That places WB: Early-demographic Dividend 18th out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.10 million | — |
| 2000 | 2.25 million | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 2.24 million | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.30 million | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.32 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.43 million | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 2.50 million | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 2.69 million | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 2.47 million | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 2.67 million | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 2.42 million | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 2.47 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.42 million | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.24 million | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 1.95 million | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 1.83 million | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 1.60 million | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 1.49 million | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 1.30 million | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 1.42 million | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 1.39 million | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.44 million | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 1.59 million | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 2.00 million | +25.4% |
| 2023 | 2.23 million | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 2.37 million | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.10 million | 2.10 million | 2.10 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.43 million | 2.24 million | 2.69 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.81 million | 1.30 million | 2.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.93 million | 1.44 million | 2.37 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 156.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 163.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2597 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 111.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 54.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 57.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 2.37 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.69 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million in 2017.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 18th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Early-demographic Dividend 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