Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Greece

Greece: Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male was 1,789 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1,789 number
Change on year
down 24.7%
World rank
77th
of 182 countries
All-time high
8,439 number
in 1984
All-time low
1,789 number
in 2018
Years of data
33
1971–2018

Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Greece, 1971–2018

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1971199420181971: 5.6k number1972: 5.9k number1973: 7.8k number1974: 5.9k number1975: 5.9k number1976: 4.1k number1977: 3.9k number1978: 5.2k number1979: 5.0k number1980: 4.9k number1982: 5.4k number1983: 7.5k number1984: 8.4k number1985: 6.4k number1986: 6.3k number1987: 5.7k number1988: 5.2k number1989: 4.8k number1990: 5.7k number1991: 5.7k number1992: 5.5k number2005: 2.9k number2006: 2.8k number2007: 2.8k number2010: 2.5k number2011: 2.5k number2012: 2.4k number2013: 2.0k number2014: 1.8k number2015: 2.4k number2016: 2.5k number2017: 2.4k number2018: 1.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Greece is 1,789 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of down 24.7% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Greece peaked at 8,439 number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1,789 number, in 2018.

Greece ranks 77th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (number) in Greece, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 5,624 number
1972 5,896 number +4.8%
1973 7,834 number +32.9%
1974 5,936 number -24.2%
1975 5,928 number -0.1%
1976 4,106 number -30.7%
1977 3,933 number -4.2%
1978 5,234 number +33.1%
1979 5,030 number -3.9%
1980 4,859 number -3.4%
1982 5,361 number +10.3%
1983 7,497 number +39.8%
1984 8,439 number +12.6%
1985 6,427 number -23.8%
1986 6,307 number -1.9%
1987 5,664 number -10.2%
1988 5,205 number -8.1%
1989 4,808 number -7.6%
1990 5,664 number +17.8%
1991 5,737 number +1.3%
1992 5,519 number -3.8%
2005 2,897 number -47.5%
2006 2,791 number -3.7%
2007 2,761 number -1.1%
2010 2,541 number -8.0%
2011 2,481 number -2.4%
2012 2,356 number -5.0%
2013 2,034 number -13.7%
2014 1,832 number -9.9%
2015 2,379 number +29.9%
2016 2,493 number +4.8%
2017 2,375 number -4.7%
2018 1,789 number -24.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5,502 number 3,933 number 7,834 number 9
1980s 6,063 number 4,808 number 8,439 number 9
1990s 5,640 number 5,519 number 5,737 number 3
2000s 2,816 number 2,761 number 2,897 number 3
2010s 2,253 number 1,789 number 2,541 number 9

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 74 France 2,444 number compare
  2. 75 Cambodia 2,429 number compare
  3. 76 Malawi 1,988 number compare
  4. 78 Haiti 1,758 number compare
  5. 79 Guinea-Bissau 1,734 number compare
  6. 80 Panama 1,662 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Greece?
Repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Greece was 1,789 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 8,439 number in 1984.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 1,789 number in 2018.
How does Greece rank for repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male?
Greece ranks 77th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
Is repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,551 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.