Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in World
World: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 3.82 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in World, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in World is 3.82 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in World peaked at 5.00 million number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.82 million number, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in World, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.70 million number | — |
| 2002 | 4.78 million number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 4.69 million number | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 4.75 million number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 4.82 million number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 4.98 million number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 4.76 million number | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 5.00 million number | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 4.75 million number | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 4.75 million number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 4.72 million number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 4.59 million number | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 4.43 million number | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 4.41 million number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 4.16 million number | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 4.13 million number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.96 million number | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 4.03 million number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 3.82 million number | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.80 million number | 4.69 million number | 5.00 million number | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.30 million number | 3.82 million number | 4.75 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in World?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in World was 3.82 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 5.00 million number in 2008.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.82 million number in 2019.
- How does World rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- World ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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About this data
Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.