Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend

WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 1.89 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.89 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
39th
of 216 groups
All-time high
1.89 million
in 2022
All-time low
652,618
in 1999
Years of data
25
1999–2023

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 1999–2023

750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M1.8M2.0M1999201120231999: 652.6k2000: 707.7k2001: 730.6k2002: 739.2k2003: 773.3k2004: 752.1k2005: 864.9k2006: 970.8k2007: 1.0M2008: 1.1M2009: 1.2M2010: 1.3M2011: 1.4M2012: 1.5M2013: 1.6M2014: 1.8M2015: 1.7M2016: 1.9M2017: 1.8M2018: 1.8M2019: 1.8M2020: 1.9M2021: 1.9M2022: 1.9M2023: 1.9M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend is 1.89 million, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 1.89 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 652,618, in 1999.

That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 39th out of 216 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number) in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 1999 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1999 652,618
2000 707,738 +8.4%
2001 730,632 +3.2%
2002 739,238 +1.2%
2003 773,263 +4.6%
2004 752,124 -2.7%
2005 864,857 +15.0%
2006 970,777 +12.2%
2007 1.03 million +5.9%
2008 1.14 million +10.9%
2009 1.24 million +9.0%
2010 1.30 million +4.4%
2011 1.38 million +6.5%
2012 1.50 million +8.6%
2013 1.62 million +7.8%
2014 1.76 million +8.9%
2015 1.72 million -2.4%
2016 1.87 million +9.0%
2017 1.83 million -2.2%
2018 1.84 million +0.2%
2019 1.84 million +0.3%
2020 1.88 million +2.2%
2021 1.85 million -1.5%
2022 1.89 million +2.1%
2023 1.89 million -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 652,618 652,618 652,618 1
2000s 894,896 707,738 1.24 million 10
2010s 1.67 million 1.30 million 1.87 million 10
2020s 1.88 million 1.85 million 1.89 million 4

Countries ranked near WB: Pre-demographic Dividend

  1. 36 Tunisia 45,224 compare
  2. 37 Cameroon 34,672 compare
  3. 38 Kenya 33,979 compare
  4. 39 Peru 33,614 compare
  5. 40 Yemen 32,520 compare
  6. 41 Togo 29,714 compare
  7. 42 Syria 29,706 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 1.89 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: Pre-demographic Dividend?
The highest recorded value was 1.89 million in 2022.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 652,618 in 1999.
How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 39th out of 216 groups with data for 2023.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 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