What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male between IDA only and Least developed countries?

72,140 number, with IDA only ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Least developed countries?

23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

IDA only vs Least developed countries: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male

IDA only

1.75 million number

in 2019

Least developed countries

1.68 million number

in 2019

IDA only rank

17th

Least developed countries rank

18th

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male over time

IDA only
Least developed countries

How they compare

IDA only currently reports 1.75 million number against 1.68 million number in Least developed countries, a difference of 72,140 number.

Across all 23 years both countries report, IDA only has been ahead every year.

IDA only ranks 17th and Least developed countries ranks 18th of 42 groups.

IDA only has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA only	Least developed countries	Difference	Ahead
1990s	805,386 number	712,947 number	92,439 number	IDA only
2000s	1.16 million number	1.04 million number	124,947 number	IDA only
2010s	1.65 million number	1.54 million number	108,613 number	IDA only

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male, IDA only or Least developed countries?: IDA only, at 1.75 million number against 1.68 million number in Least developed countries as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male between IDA only and Least developed countries?: 72,140 number, with IDA only ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Least developed countries?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do IDA only and Least developed countries rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?: IDA only ranks 17th and Least developed countries ranks 18th of 42 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 223 places, 4,182 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Number of male pupils in lower secondary education who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.