Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 29,867 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
29,867 number
Change on year
down 15.1%
Rank
41st
of 44 groups
All-time high
148,978 number
in 2000
All-time low
29,867 number
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2000–2019

25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k2000200920192000: 149.0k number2001: 145.4k number2002: 130.5k number2003: 116.7k number2004: 98.4k number2005: 92.3k number2006: 87.1k number2007: 78.2k number2008: 78.9k number2009: 75.0k number2010: 54.1k number2011: 66.9k number2012: 75.5k number2013: 87.0k number2014: 88.9k number2015: 87.6k number2016: 91.5k number2017: 31.5k number2018: 35.2k number2019: 29.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 29,867 number. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 15.1% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 148,978 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29,867 number, in 2019.

That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 41st out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2000 to 2019.
Year number Change
2000 148,978 number
2001 145,404 number -2.4%
2002 130,534 number -10.2%
2003 116,650 number -10.6%
2004 98,394 number -15.6%
2005 92,276 number -6.2%
2006 87,076 number -5.6%
2007 78,154 number -10.2%
2008 78,853 number +0.9%
2009 75,023 number -4.9%
2010 54,061 number -27.9%
2011 66,933 number +23.8%
2012 75,529 number +12.8%
2013 86,978 number +15.2%
2014 88,875 number +2.2%
2015 87,643 number -1.4%
2016 91,548 number +4.5%
2017 31,490 number -65.6%
2018 35,197 number +11.8%
2019 29,867 number -15.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 105,134 number 75,023 number 148,978 number 10
2010s 64,812 number 29,867 number 91,548 number 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

  1. 38 Thailand 22,369 number compare
  2. 39 Saudi Arabia 22,075 number compare
  3. 40 Peru 20,568 number compare
  4. 41 Congo 19,823 number compare
  5. 42 Mexico 19,690 number compare
  6. 43 Türkiye 17,209 number compare
  7. 44 Namibia 16,760 number compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 29,867 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 148,978 number in 2000.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 29,867 number in 2019.
How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 41st out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
226 places, 4,367 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.