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

IDA only: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 1.48 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.48 million number
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
10th
of 42 groups
All-time high
1.50 million number
in 2014
All-time low
576,379 number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in IDA only, 1997–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1997200820191997: 576.4k number1998: 596.7k number1999: 591.3k number2000: 628.8k number2001: 652.9k number2002: 672.8k number2003: 753.0k number2004: 840.8k number2005: 911.6k number2006: 959.4k number2007: 1.0M number2008: 1.0M number2009: 1.1M number2010: 1.2M number2011: 1.3M number2012: 1.4M number2013: 1.4M number2014: 1.5M number2015: 1.4M number2016: 1.5M number2017: 1.4M number2018: 1.5M number2019: 1.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

IDA only recorded 1.48 million number for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in IDA only peaked at 1.50 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 576,379 number, in 1997.

IDA only ranks 10th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number) in IDA only, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 576,379 number
1998 596,663 number +3.5%
1999 591,286 number -0.9%
2000 628,751 number +6.3%
2001 652,922 number +3.8%
2002 672,785 number +3.0%
2003 753,036 number +11.9%
2004 840,776 number +11.7%
2005 911,634 number +8.4%
2006 959,416 number +5.2%
2007 1.00 million number +4.4%
2008 1.03 million number +3.3%
2009 1.06 million number +2.4%
2010 1.15 million number +8.9%
2011 1.25 million number +8.7%
2012 1.36 million number +8.1%
2013 1.39 million number +2.4%
2014 1.50 million number +8.4%
2015 1.43 million number -4.9%
2016 1.46 million number +2.3%
2017 1.45 million number -0.9%
2018 1.46 million number +0.8%
2019 1.48 million number +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 588,109 number 576,379 number 596,663 number 3
2000s 851,398 number 628,751 number 1.06 million number 10
2010s 1.39 million number 1.15 million number 1.50 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA only

  1. 7 Mali 116,015 number compare
  2. 8 Egypt 114,859 number compare
  3. 9 Ethiopia 105,958 number compare
  4. 10 South Africa 90,050 number compare
  5. 11 Benin 82,785 number compare
  6. 12 Cote d'Ivoire 81,657 number compare
  7. 13 Iraq 80,507 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 IDA only?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in IDA only was 1.48 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 IDA only?
The highest recorded value was 1.50 million number in 2014.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in IDA only?
The lowest recorded value was 576,379 number in 1997.
How does IDA only rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
IDA only ranks 10th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in IDA only?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA 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
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.