Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in OECD members
OECD members: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 339,235 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in OECD members, 2003–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in OECD members is 339,235 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in OECD members peaked at 566,751 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 339,235 number, in 2019.
OECD members ranks 25th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in OECD members, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 566,751 number | — |
| 2004 | 554,218 number | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 552,086 number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 533,373 number | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 545,337 number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 535,303 number | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 518,099 number | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 489,589 number | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 515,268 number | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 506,180 number | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 475,990 number | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 470,113 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 476,274 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 462,433 number | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 395,018 number | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 386,862 number | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 339,235 number | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 543,595 number | 518,099 number | 566,751 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 451,696 number | 339,235 number | 515,268 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in OECD members?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in OECD members was 339,235 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 566,751 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 339,235 number in 2019.
- How does OECD members rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- OECD members ranks 25th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.