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

Kenya: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 33,979 number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
33,979 number
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
38th
of 179 countries
All-time high
53,127 number
in 2014
All-time low
17,506 number
in 1972
Years of data
5
1971–2016

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Kenya, 1971–2016

20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1971199320161971: 18.0k number1972: 17.5k number2014: 53.1k number2015: 34.3k number2016: 34.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 33,979 number for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in 2016.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Kenya peaked at 53,127 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17,506 number, in 1972.

Kenya ranks 38th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 17,762 number 17,506 number 18,018 number 2
2010s 40,472 number 33,979 number 53,127 number 3

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 35 Mexico 39,197 number compare
  2. 36 Nepal 37,936 number compare
  3. 37 Türkiye 36,177 number compare
  4. 39 Peru 33,614 number compare
  5. 40 Yemen 32,520 number compare
  6. 41 Eswatini 31,557 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Kenya?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Kenya was 33,979 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 53,127 number in 2014.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 17,506 number in 1972.
How does Kenya rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
Kenya ranks 38th out of 179 countries with data for 2016.
Where does this Kenya 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.