Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 1.16 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 1.16 million number for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 2.69 million number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.16 million number, in 2019.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 14th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.10 million number | — |
| 2000 | 2.24 million number | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 2.24 million number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.30 million number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.32 million number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.43 million number | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 2.50 million number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.69 million number | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 2.47 million number | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 2.67 million number | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 2.42 million number | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 2.47 million number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.42 million number | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.24 million number | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 1.95 million number | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 1.83 million number | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 1.59 million number | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 1.49 million number | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 1.31 million number | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 1.37 million number | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.16 million number | -15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.10 million number | 2.10 million number | 2.10 million number | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.43 million number | 2.24 million number | 2.69 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 million number | 1.16 million number | 2.47 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 11 Benin 82,785 number compare
- 12 Côte d'Ivoire 81,657 number compare
- 13 Iraq 80,507 number compare
- 14 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 76,791 number compare
- 15 Niger 69,137 number compare
- 16 Cameroon 62,390 number compare
- 17 Madagascar 60,422 number compare
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4142 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Early-demographic dividend?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Early-demographic dividend was 1.16 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.69 million number in 2006.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 million number in 2019.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 14th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.