Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Greece

Greece: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 6,801 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
6,801 number
Change on year
down 14.4%
World rank
80th
of 179 countries
All-time high
32,404 number
in 1973
All-time low
6,106 number
in 2014
Years of data
33
1971–2018

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Greece, 1971–2018

10.0k20.0k30.0k1971199420181971: 25.3k number1972: 26.5k number1973: 32.4k number1974: 25.9k number1975: 25.3k number1976: 17.2k number1977: 17.3k number1978: 18.8k number1979: 20.6k number1980: 20.2k number1982: 20.2k number1983: 24.7k number1984: 27.0k number1985: 23.4k number1986: 21.9k number1987: 21.3k number1988: 18.2k number1989: 16.2k number1990: 18.3k number1991: 18.9k number1992: 18.5k number2005: 9.5k number2006: 8.8k number2007: 8.6k number2010: 7.8k number2011: 8.0k number2012: 7.3k number2013: 6.8k number2014: 6.1k number2015: 7.8k number2016: 8.1k number2017: 7.9k number2018: 6.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Greece is 6,801 number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 14.4% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Greece peaked at 32,404 number in 1973 and was at its lowest, 6,106 number, in 2014.

That places Greece 80th out of 179 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 23,258 number 17,198 number 32,404 number 9
1980s 21,458 number 16,211 number 27,044 number 9
1990s 18,575 number 18,255 number 18,943 number 3
2000s 8,951 number 8,554 number 9,548 number 3
2010s 7,419 number 6,106 number 8,118 number 9

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 77 El Salvador 7,527 number compare
  2. 78 China 7,079 number compare
  3. 79 Lesotho 6,860 number compare
  4. 81 Gabon 6,622 number compare
  5. 82 Sri Lanka 6,335 number compare
  6. 83 Haiti 5,911 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 Greece?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Greece was 6,801 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 32,404 number in 1973.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 6,106 number in 2014.
How does Greece rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
Greece ranks 80th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 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.