Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in WB: World
WB: World: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 5.10 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in WB: World, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in WB: World stood at 5.10 million. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 WB: World peaked at 5.10 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.93 million, in 2017.
That places WB: 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 WB: World, year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More education data for WB: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 651.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 412.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in WB: World?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in WB: 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 WB: 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 WB: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.93 million in 2017.
- How does WB: World rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- WB: 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 WB: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: 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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February 2026 Data Release