Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in IDA total

IDA total: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 1.99 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.99 million number
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
10th
of 42 groups
All-time high
2.01 million number
in 2016
All-time low
920,807 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in IDA total, 1998–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998200820191998: 920.8k number1999: 961.4k number2000: 975.1k number2001: 1.0M number2002: 1.1M number2003: 1.2M number2004: 1.4M number2005: 1.4M number2006: 1.5M number2007: 1.6M number2008: 1.7M number2009: 1.7M number2010: 1.7M number2011: 1.8M number2012: 1.8M number2013: 1.9M number2014: 1.9M number2015: 1.9M number2016: 2.0M number2017: 1.9M number2018: 2.0M number2019: 2.0M 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 IDA total is 1.99 million number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in IDA total peaked at 2.01 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 920,807 number, in 1998.

IDA total ranks 10th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 941,085 number 920,807 number 961,363 number 2
2000s 1.37 million number 975,058 number 1.71 million number 10
2010s 1.89 million number 1.73 million number 2.01 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA total

  1. 7 India 135,512 number compare
  2. 8 Mali 132,312 number compare
  3. 9 Ethiopia 122,780 number compare
  4. 10 Côte d’Ivoire 113,668 number compare
  5. 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 112,585 number compare
  6. 12 Burkina Faso 107,763 number compare
  7. 13 Benin 97,503 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 IDA total?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in IDA total was 1.99 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 IDA total?
The highest recorded value was 2.01 million number in 2016.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in IDA total?
The lowest recorded value was 920,807 number in 1998.
How does IDA total rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
IDA total ranks 10th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in IDA total?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA total 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
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Number of male pupils in lower secondary education who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.