Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 2.70 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2.70 million
Change on year
up 10.8%
Rank
19th
of 216 groups
All-time high
3.54 million
in 2008
All-time low
1.85 million
in 2021
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1999–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1999201120241999: 3.3M2000: 3.3M2001: 3.2M2002: 3.3M2003: 3.2M2004: 3.4M2005: 3.4M2006: 3.5M2007: 3.5M2008: 3.5M2009: 3.1M2010: 3.2M2011: 3.0M2012: 2.6M2013: 2.3M2014: 2.2M2015: 2.1M2016: 2.1M2017: 2.1M2018: 2.0M2019: 1.9M2020: 2.0M2021: 1.8M2022: 2.4M2023: 2.4M2024: 2.7M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) recorded 2.70 million for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in 2024.

That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 3.54 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.85 million, in 2021.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 19th of 216 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 3.26 million
2000 3.28 million +0.6%
2001 3.24 million -1.2%
2002 3.28 million +1.4%
2003 3.17 million -3.6%
2004 3.36 million +6.2%
2005 3.44 million +2.3%
2006 3.48 million +1.1%
2007 3.47 million -0.2%
2008 3.54 million +2.0%
2009 3.15 million -11.0%
2010 3.25 million +3.1%
2011 2.96 million -8.8%
2012 2.55 million -13.8%
2013 2.29 million -10.2%
2014 2.16 million -5.9%
2015 2.07 million -4.3%
2016 2.10 million +1.8%
2017 2.06 million -2.3%
2018 2.04 million -0.7%
2019 1.90 million -6.8%
2020 2.00 million +5.2%
2021 1.85 million -7.6%
2022 2.43 million +31.5%
2023 2.43 million +0.2%
2024 2.70 million +10.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.26 million 3.26 million 3.26 million 1
2000s 3.34 million 3.15 million 3.54 million 10
2010s 2.34 million 1.90 million 3.25 million 10
2020s 2.28 million 1.85 million 2.70 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 16 Argentina 89,455 compare
  2. 17 Pakistan 86,430 compare
  3. 18 Philippines 82,817 compare
  4. 19 Niger 77,319 compare
  5. 20 Benin 74,322 compare
  6. 21 Afghanistan 73,298 compare
  7. 22 Malawi 69,170 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 2.70 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 3.54 million in 2008.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.85 million in 2021.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 19th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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