Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 2.12 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Latin America & Caribbean, 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 stood at 2.12 million number.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 2.97 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.10 million number, in 2018.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 7th out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.79 million number | — |
| 2000 | 2.89 million number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 2.94 million number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.97 million number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.72 million number | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 2.69 million number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 2.62 million number | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.59 million number | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.45 million number | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 2.38 million number | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 2.36 million number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.22 million number | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 2.24 million number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.18 million number | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.27 million number | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 2.20 million number | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 2.13 million number | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 2.11 million number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.12 million number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2.10 million number | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.12 million number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.79 million number | 2.79 million number | 2.79 million number | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.66 million number | 2.36 million number | 2.97 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 million number | 2.10 million number | 2.27 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.44 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.16 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.33 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.11 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.09 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 685,896 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Latin America & Caribbean was 2.12 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?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 million number in 2002.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.10 million number in 2018.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 7th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.