Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 3.28 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.28 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
12th
of 216 groups
All-time high
3.40 million
in 2022
All-time low
1.49 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1999–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M1999201120241999: 1.5M2000: 1.5M2001: 1.6M2002: 1.6M2003: 1.7M2004: 1.7M2005: 1.8M2006: 1.9M2007: 1.8M2008: 2.1M2009: 2.1M2010: 2.3M2011: 2.3M2012: 2.4M2013: 2.6M2014: 2.7M2015: 2.7M2016: 2.8M2017: 2.8M2018: 2.8M2019: 2.9M2020: 3.0M2021: 2.6M2022: 3.4M2023: 3.3M2024: 3.3M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) recorded 3.28 million for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in 2024.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 3.40 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.49 million, in 1999.

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 12th of 216 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number) in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 1.49 million
2000 1.55 million +3.5%
2001 1.59 million +2.9%
2002 1.63 million +2.5%
2003 1.67 million +2.2%
2004 1.74 million +4.2%
2005 1.84 million +6.2%
2006 1.94 million +5.4%
2007 1.82 million -6.4%
2008 2.07 million +14.0%
2009 2.09 million +0.7%
2010 2.28 million +9.2%
2011 2.31 million +1.5%
2012 2.42 million +4.7%
2013 2.55 million +5.4%
2014 2.72 million +6.5%
2015 2.71 million -0.5%
2016 2.84 million +4.9%
2017 2.77 million -2.5%
2018 2.79 million +0.7%
2019 2.90 million +3.9%
2020 2.98 million +2.8%
2021 2.64 million -11.4%
2022 3.40 million +28.8%
2023 3.28 million -3.3%
2024 3.28 million -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.49 million 1.49 million 1.49 million 1
2000s 1.79 million 1.55 million 2.09 million 10
2010s 2.63 million 2.28 million 2.90 million 10
2020s 3.11 million 2.64 million 3.40 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)

  1. 9 Egypt 157,294 compare
  2. 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 144,340 compare
  3. 11 Colombia 144,032 compare
  4. 12 United States of America 128,645 compare
  5. 13 Angola 110,669 compare
  6. 14 Mali 105,561 compare
  7. 15 Türkiye 90,109 compare

See the full ranking of 407 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 3.28 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
The highest recorded value was 3.40 million in 2022.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million in 1999.
How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 12th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
407 places, 9,338 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release