Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in IBRD only

IBRD only: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 1.84 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.84 million number
Change on year
down 9.9%
Rank
4th
of 42 groups
All-time high
3.46 million number
in 2002
All-time low
1.84 million number
in 2019
Years of data
19
2001–2019

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in IBRD only, 2001–2019

01.0M2.0M3.0M2001201020192001: 3.4M number2002: 3.5M number2003: 3.3M number2004: 3.3M number2005: 3.3M number2006: 3.4M number2007: 3.1M number2008: 3.3M number2009: 3.1M number2010: 3.0M number2011: 2.9M number2012: 2.7M number2013: 2.5M number2014: 2.3M number2015: 2.2M number2016: 2.1M number2017: 2.0M number2018: 2.0M number2019: 1.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

IBRD only recorded 1.84 million number for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in IBRD only peaked at 3.46 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.84 million number, in 2019.

That places IBRD only 4th out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in IBRD only, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number) in IBRD only, 2001 to 2019.
Year number Change
2001 3.40 million number
2002 3.46 million number +1.6%
2003 3.30 million number -4.6%
2004 3.26 million number -1.1%
2005 3.27 million number +0.3%
2006 3.39 million number +3.8%
2007 3.11 million number -8.3%
2008 3.32 million number +6.7%
2009 3.08 million number -7.3%
2010 2.98 million number -3.3%
2011 2.88 million number -3.2%
2012 2.66 million number -7.9%
2013 2.50 million number -6.0%
2014 2.33 million number -6.7%
2015 2.19 million number -6.0%
2016 2.14 million number -2.6%
2017 1.99 million number -6.7%
2018 2.05 million number +2.7%
2019 1.84 million number -9.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.29 million number 3.08 million number 3.46 million number 9
2010s 2.36 million number 1.84 million number 2.98 million number 10

Countries ranked near IBRD only

  1. 1 Algeria 160,800 number compare
  2. 2 Morocco 125,643 number compare
  3. 3 Argentina 123,460 number compare
  4. 4 Burkina Faso 119,870 number compare
  5. 5 Bangladesh 116,737 number compare
  6. 6 India 116,072 number compare
  7. 7 Mali 116,015 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in IBRD only?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in IBRD only was 1.84 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 IBRD only?
The highest recorded value was 3.46 million number in 2002.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in IBRD only?
The lowest recorded value was 1.84 million number in 2019.
How does IBRD only rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
IBRD only ranks 4th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in IBRD only?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this IBRD only 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.