Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Euro area

Euro area: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 294,759 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
294,759 number
Change on year
up 10.8%
Rank
30th
of 42 groups
All-time high
522,678 number
in 2003
All-time low
262,666 number
in 2017
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Euro area, 2003–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2003201120192003: 522.7k number2004: 496.9k number2005: 492.5k number2006: 473.9k number2007: 456.4k number2008: 437.1k number2009: 419.1k number2010: 417.2k number2011: 401.6k number2012: 372.2k number2013: 342.1k number2014: 301.4k number2015: 306.6k number2016: 292.4k number2017: 262.7k number2018: 266.0k number2019: 294.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Euro area stood at 294,759 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Euro area peaked at 522,678 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 262,666 number, in 2017.

That places Euro area 30th out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Euro area, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number) in Euro area, 2003 to 2019.
Year number Change
2003 522,678 number
2004 496,865 number -4.9%
2005 492,490 number -0.9%
2006 473,889 number -3.8%
2007 456,371 number -3.7%
2008 437,139 number -4.2%
2009 419,077 number -4.1%
2010 417,247 number -0.4%
2011 401,606 number -3.7%
2012 372,232 number -7.3%
2013 342,090 number -8.1%
2014 301,389 number -11.9%
2015 306,573 number +1.7%
2016 292,421 number -4.6%
2017 262,666 number -10.2%
2018 265,995 number +1.3%
2019 294,759 number +10.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 471,216 number 419,077 number 522,678 number 7
2010s 325,698 number 262,666 number 417,247 number 10

Countries ranked near Euro area

  1. 27 Thailand 54,203 number compare
  2. 28 Syrian Arab Republic 52,133 number compare
  3. 29 Mozambique 45,641 number compare
  4. 30 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 44,847 number compare
  5. 31 Malawi 43,856 number compare
  6. 32 Colombia 42,570 number compare
  7. 33 Chad 42,039 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Euro area?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Euro area was 294,759 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 522,678 number in 2003.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 262,666 number in 2017.
How does Euro area rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
Euro area ranks 30th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Euro area 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.