Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Early-demographic dividend

Early-demographic dividend: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 1.96 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.96 million number
Change on year
down 7.2%
Rank
14th
of 42 groups
All-time high
3.96 million number
in 2006
All-time low
1.96 million number
in 2019
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Early-demographic dividend, 1999–2019

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1999200920191999: 3.6M number2000: 3.6M number2001: 3.5M number2002: 3.5M number2003: 3.4M number2004: 3.7M number2005: 3.8M number2006: 4.0M number2007: 3.9M number2008: 3.9M number2009: 3.6M number2010: 3.6M number2011: 3.3M number2012: 2.9M number2013: 2.5M number2014: 2.3M number2015: 2.2M number2016: 2.2M number2017: 2.1M number2018: 2.1M number2019: 2.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Early-demographic dividend stood at 1.96 million number. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 3.96 million number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.96 million number, in 2019.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 14th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Early-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number) in Early-demographic dividend, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 3.58 million number
2000 3.57 million number -0.4%
2001 3.53 million number -1.1%
2002 3.55 million number +0.5%
2003 3.43 million number -3.3%
2004 3.72 million number +8.6%
2005 3.84 million number +3.2%
2006 3.96 million number +3.2%
2007 3.93 million number -0.9%
2008 3.94 million number +0.2%
2009 3.56 million number -9.5%
2010 3.63 million number +2.0%
2011 3.31 million number -8.8%
2012 2.90 million number -12.4%
2013 2.54 million number -12.4%
2014 2.30 million number -9.5%
2015 2.20 million number -4.5%
2016 2.16 million number -1.8%
2017 2.09 million number -3.3%
2018 2.11 million number +1.0%
2019 1.96 million number -7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.58 million number 3.58 million number 3.58 million number 1
2000s 3.70 million number 3.43 million number 3.96 million number 10
2010s 2.52 million number 1.96 million number 3.63 million number 10

Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend

  1. 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 112,585 number compare
  2. 12 Burkina Faso 107,763 number compare
  3. 13 Benin 97,503 number compare
  4. 14 Philippines 93,540 number compare
  5. 15 Spain 87,654 number compare
  6. 16 Niger 86,041 number compare
  7. 17 Bangladesh 78,649 number compare

See the full ranking of 223 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Early-demographic dividend?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Early-demographic dividend was 1.96 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 3.96 million number in 2006.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 1.96 million number in 2019.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 14th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Early-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)
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

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