Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification

WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: 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 WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1997–2023

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1997201020231997: 712.0k1998: 686.7k1999: 720.8k2000: 715.9k2001: 759.0k2002: 834.6k2003: 945.0k2004: 1.0M2005: 1.1M2006: 1.2M2007: 1.2M2008: 1.2M2009: 1.3M2010: 1.3M2011: 1.3M2012: 1.4M2013: 1.5M2014: 1.5M2015: 1.6M2016: 1.7M2017: 1.6M2018: 1.7M2019: 1.9M2020: 2.0M2021: 2.1M2022: 2.3M2023: 2.2M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2023, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification stood at 2.21 million.

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 WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification peaked at 2.28 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 686,668, in 1998.

WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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 WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number) in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1997 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification

  1. 29 Iran 52,437 compare
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  4. 32 Mozambique 46,952 compare
  5. 33 Senegal 46,376 compare
  6. 34 Rwanda 45,595 compare
  7. 35 Burundi 45,390 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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 WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
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 WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
The lowest recorded value was 686,668 in 1998.
How does WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 32nd out of 216 groups with data for 2023.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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