Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 3.06 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.06 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
16th
of 216 groups
All-time high
3.06 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.45 million
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1998–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M1998201120241998: 1.5M1999: 1.5M2000: 1.6M2001: 1.6M2002: 1.7M2003: 1.8M2004: 1.9M2005: 2.0M2006: 2.1M2007: 2.2M2008: 2.2M2009: 2.2M2010: 2.2M2011: 2.3M2012: 2.3M2013: 2.4M2014: 2.5M2015: 2.5M2016: 2.7M2017: 2.5M2018: 2.6M2019: 2.7M2020: 2.9M2021: 2.8M2022: 3.1M2023: 3.1M2024: 3.1M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 stood at 3.06 million.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 3.06 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.45 million, in 1998.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 16th of 216 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number) in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 1.45 million
1999 1.53 million +5.0%
2000 1.56 million +2.2%
2001 1.58 million +1.6%
2002 1.70 million +7.1%
2003 1.78 million +4.8%
2004 1.87 million +5.2%
2005 1.98 million +5.6%
2006 2.13 million +8.0%
2007 2.19 million +2.7%
2008 2.22 million +1.2%
2009 2.21 million -0.3%
2010 2.24 million +1.5%
2011 2.26 million +0.9%
2012 2.33 million +3.0%
2013 2.43 million +4.2%
2014 2.50 million +2.7%
2015 2.50 million +0.3%
2016 2.66 million +6.4%
2017 2.50 million -6.0%
2018 2.56 million +2.3%
2019 2.66 million +4.0%
2020 2.88 million +8.1%
2021 2.76 million -4.0%
2022 3.06 million +10.6%
2023 3.06 million +0.2%
2024 3.06 million -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.49 million 1.45 million 1.53 million 2
2000s 1.92 million 1.56 million 2.22 million 10
2010s 2.47 million 2.24 million 2.66 million 10
2020s 2.96 million 2.76 million 3.06 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

  1. 13 Angola 110,669 compare
  2. 14 Mali 105,561 compare
  3. 15 Türkiye 90,109 compare
  4. 16 Argentina 89,455 compare
  5. 17 Pakistan 86,430 compare
  6. 18 Philippines 82,817 compare
  7. 19 Niger 77,319 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 3.06 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 3.06 million in 2023.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 1.45 million in 1998.
How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 16th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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
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February 2026 Data Release