Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 2.08 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 2.08 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 2.92 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.07 million number, in 2018.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.75 million number | — |
| 2000 | 2.85 million number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 2.90 million number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.92 million number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.67 million number | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 2.65 million number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 2.57 million number | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.54 million number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 2.41 million number | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 2.33 million number | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.32 million number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.17 million number | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 2.19 million number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.14 million number | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.23 million number | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 2.16 million number | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.10 million number | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 2.07 million number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.08 million number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2.07 million number | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.08 million number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.75 million number | 2.75 million number | 2.75 million number | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.62 million number | 2.32 million number | 2.92 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.13 million number | 2.07 million number | 2.23 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 7 India 135,512 number compare
- 8 Mali 132,312 number compare
- 9 Ethiopia 122,780 number compare
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 113,668 number compare
- 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 112,585 number compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 107,763 number compare
- 13 Benin 97,503 number compare
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 466.52 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 227.47 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 223.29 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.10 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.89 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.99 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 2.08 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 million number in 2002.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.07 million number in 2018.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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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Number of male pupils in lower secondary education who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.