Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 941,991 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 941,991 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.54 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 941,991 number, in 2019.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th of 44 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.45 million number | — |
| 2000 | 1.49 million number | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.51 million number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.54 million number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.40 million number | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 1.36 million number | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.37 million number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.33 million number | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.25 million number | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 1.22 million number | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.20 million number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.13 million number | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.09 million number | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.10 million number | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.09 million number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.03 million number | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.00 million number | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 994,444 number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 978,573 number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 942,150 number | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 941,991 number | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.45 million number | 1.45 million number | 1.45 million number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.37 million number | 1.20 million number | 1.54 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 million number | 941,991 number | 1.13 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 941,991 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 million number in 2002.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 941,991 number in 2019.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.