Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Euro area
Euro area: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 156,813 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Euro area, 2003–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Euro area stood at 156,813 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Euro area peaked at 312,052 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 156,813 number, in 2019.
That places Euro area 32nd out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Euro area, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 312,052 number | — |
| 2004 | 311,639 number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 307,958 number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 288,218 number | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 301,844 number | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 286,587 number | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 281,256 number | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 276,377 number | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 257,485 number | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 237,318 number | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 216,673 number | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 206,261 number | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 206,572 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 195,593 number | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 175,798 number | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 180,136 number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 156,813 number | -12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 298,508 number | 281,256 number | 312,052 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 210,903 number | 156,813 number | 276,377 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.49 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Euro area?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Euro area was 156,813 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 312,052 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 156,813 number in 2019.
- How does Euro area rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- Euro area ranks 32nd out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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.