Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 1.46 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.46 million number
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
11th
of 42 groups
All-time high
1.46 million number
in 2019
All-time low
414,338 number
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Pre-demographic dividend, 1999–2019

500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M1999200920191999: 414.3k number2000: 444.8k number2001: 452.9k number2002: 466.1k number2003: 503.3k number2004: 503.0k number2005: 549.4k number2006: 599.9k number2007: 655.5k number2008: 723.8k number2009: 801.9k number2010: 854.2k number2011: 926.1k number2012: 1.0M number2013: 1.1M number2014: 1.3M number2015: 1.3M number2016: 1.4M number2017: 1.4M number2018: 1.4M number2019: 1.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Pre-demographic dividend is 1.46 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 81.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 1.46 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 414,338 number, in 1999.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 11th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 414,338 number
2000 444,770 number +7.3%
2001 452,948 number +1.8%
2002 466,112 number +2.9%
2003 503,271 number +8.0%
2004 503,045 number -0.0%
2005 549,367 number +9.2%
2006 599,854 number +9.2%
2007 655,545 number +9.3%
2008 723,793 number +10.4%
2009 801,861 number +10.8%
2010 854,202 number +6.5%
2011 926,122 number +8.4%
2012 1.02 million number +9.9%
2013 1.14 million number +12.3%
2014 1.30 million number +13.6%
2015 1.27 million number -2.1%
2016 1.38 million number +8.4%
2017 1.41 million number +2.0%
2018 1.43 million number +1.7%
2019 1.46 million number +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 414,338 number 414,338 number 414,338 number 1
2000s 570,057 number 444,770 number 801,861 number 10
2010s 1.22 million number 854,202 number 1.46 million number 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 8 Egypt 114,859 number compare
  2. 9 Ethiopia 105,958 number compare
  3. 10 South Africa 90,050 number compare
  4. 11 Benin 82,785 number compare
  5. 12 Cote d'Ivoire 81,657 number compare
  6. 13 Iraq 80,507 number compare
  7. 14 Democratic Republic of Congo 76,791 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Pre-demographic dividend was 1.46 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 1.46 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 414,338 number in 1999.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 11th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 81.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.