Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Least developed countries

Least developed countries: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 1.49 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.49 million number
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
9th
of 42 groups
All-time high
1.49 million number
in 2019
All-time low
516,067 number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Least developed countries, 1997–2019

600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1.4M1997200820191997: 516.1k number1998: 536.5k number1999: 524.2k number2000: 557.4k number2001: 583.3k number2002: 605.4k number2003: 674.3k number2004: 750.0k number2005: 810.7k number2006: 868.0k number2007: 903.7k number2008: 932.2k number2009: 964.0k number2010: 1.0M number2011: 1.1M number2012: 1.3M number2013: 1.3M number2014: 1.4M number2015: 1.4M number2016: 1.5M number2017: 1.5M number2018: 1.5M number2019: 1.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Least developed countries recorded 1.49 million number for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Least developed countries peaked at 1.49 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 516,067 number, in 1997.

Least developed countries ranks 9th 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 Least developed countries, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number) in Least developed countries, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 516,067 number
1998 536,523 number +4.0%
1999 524,249 number -2.3%
2000 557,409 number +6.3%
2001 583,275 number +4.6%
2002 605,417 number +3.8%
2003 674,279 number +11.4%
2004 749,998 number +11.2%
2005 810,706 number +8.1%
2006 867,950 number +7.1%
2007 903,702 number +4.1%
2008 932,156 number +3.1%
2009 963,958 number +3.4%
2010 1.04 million number +8.4%
2011 1.13 million number +8.5%
2012 1.26 million number +10.7%
2013 1.32 million number +5.1%
2014 1.44 million number +9.1%
2015 1.42 million number -1.6%
2016 1.47 million number +3.4%
2017 1.47 million number +0.3%
2018 1.48 million number +0.7%
2019 1.49 million number +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 525,613 number 516,067 number 536,523 number 3
2000s 764,885 number 557,409 number 963,958 number 10
2010s 1.35 million number 1.04 million number 1.49 million number 10

Countries ranked near Least developed countries

  1. 6 India 116,072 number compare
  2. 7 Mali 116,015 number compare
  3. 8 Egypt 114,859 number compare
  4. 9 Ethiopia 105,958 number compare
  5. 10 South Africa 90,050 number compare
  6. 11 Benin 82,785 number compare
  7. 12 Côte d'Ivoire 81,657 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 Least developed countries?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Least developed countries was 1.49 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 Least developed countries?
The highest recorded value was 1.49 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Least developed countries?
The lowest recorded value was 516,067 number in 1997.
How does Least developed countries rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
Least developed countries ranks 9th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in Least developed countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least developed 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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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.