Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 1.25 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.25 million
Change on year
up 27.5%
Rank
78th
of 216 groups
All-time high
2.79 million
in 2007
All-time low
657,147
in 2019
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2001–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M2001201220242001: 2.5M2002: 2.5M2003: 2.4M2004: 2.6M2005: 2.6M2006: 2.6M2007: 2.8M2008: 2.7M2009: 2.3M2010: 2.2M2011: 1.9M2012: 1.5M2013: 1.1M2014: 918.2k2015: 819.6k2016: 817.4k2017: 775.4k2018: 808.1k2019: 657.1k2020: 752.4k2021: 940.8k2022: 952.2k2023: 978.4k2024: 1.2M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 1.25 million, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 27.5% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 2.79 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 657,147, in 2019.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 78th of 216 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2001 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2001 2.48 million
2002 2.49 million +0.2%
2003 2.38 million -4.1%
2004 2.57 million +8.0%
2005 2.62 million +1.7%
2006 2.64 million +1.0%
2007 2.79 million +5.7%
2008 2.66 million -4.8%
2009 2.29 million -13.9%
2010 2.18 million -4.6%
2011 1.92 million -12.1%
2012 1.50 million -22.0%
2013 1.12 million -25.0%
2014 918,179 -18.3%
2015 819,568 -10.7%
2016 817,440 -0.3%
2017 775,362 -5.1%
2018 808,072 +4.2%
2019 657,147 -18.7%
2020 752,401 +14.5%
2021 940,806 +25.0%
2022 952,186 +1.2%
2023 978,360 +2.7%
2024 1.25 million +27.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.55 million 2.29 million 2.79 million 9
2010s 1.15 million 657,147 2.18 million 10
2020s 974,219 752,401 1.25 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

  1. 75 El Salvador 7,197 compare
  2. 76 Belgium 6,971 compare
  3. 77 Lesotho 6,640 compare
  4. 78 Gabon 6,622
  5. 79 Ghana 6,560 compare
  6. 80 Austria 6,498 compare
  7. 81 Costa Rica 6,432 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 1.25 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
The highest recorded value was 2.79 million in 2007.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
The lowest recorded value was 657,147 in 2019.
How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 78th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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