Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 2.21 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.21 million
Change on year
down 3.1%
Rank
32nd
of 216 groups
All-time high
2.28 million
in 2022
All-time low
686,668
in 1998
Years of data
27
1997–2023
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 2.21 million for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 2.28 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 686,668, in 1998.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 32nd of 216 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 712,025 | — |
| 1998 | 686,668 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 720,760 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 715,914 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 758,953 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 834,552 | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 945,049 | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 1.05 million | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 1.10 million | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 1.19 million | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 1.21 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.25 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.28 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.29 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.33 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.38 million | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.52 million | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 1.53 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.57 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.73 million | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 1.65 million | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.75 million | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 1.87 million | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 2.01 million | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 2.08 million | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 2.28 million | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 2.21 million | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 706,484 | 686,668 | 720,760 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.03 million | 715,914 | 1.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 million | 1.29 million | 1.87 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.14 million | 2.01 million | 2.28 million | 4 |
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More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4194 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 2.21 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.28 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 686,668 in 1998.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 32nd out of 216 groups with data for 2023.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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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February 2026 Data Release