Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Least developed countries

Least developed countries: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 1.68 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
1.68 million number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
18th
of 43 countries
All-time high
1.74 million number
in 2016
All-time low
691,889 number
in 1998
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Least developed countries, 1997–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1997200820191997: 718.9k number1998: 691.9k number1999: 728.0k number2000: 722.4k number2001: 765.5k number2002: 840.2k number2003: 948.3k number2004: 1.1M number2005: 1.1M number2006: 1.2M number2007: 1.2M number2008: 1.3M number2009: 1.3M number2010: 1.3M number2011: 1.3M number2012: 1.4M number2013: 1.5M number2014: 1.5M number2015: 1.6M number2016: 1.7M number2017: 1.6M number2018: 1.7M number2019: 1.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Least developed countries stood at 1.68 million number.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Least developed countries peaked at 1.74 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 691,889 number, in 1998.

Least developed countries ranks 18th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 712,947 number 691,889 number 728,010 number 3
2000s 1.04 million number 722,428 number 1.28 million number 10
2010s 1.54 million number 1.29 million number 1.74 million number 10

Countries ranked near Least developed countries

  1. 15 Spain 87,654 number compare
  2. 16 Niger 86,041 number compare
  3. 17 Bangladesh 78,649 number compare
  4. 18 Cameroon 68,853 number compare
  5. 19 Germany 68,607 number compare
  6. 20 Togo 67,765 number compare
  7. 21 Madagascar 65,452 number compare

See the full ranking of 223 places β†’

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All data for Least developed countries β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Least developed countries?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Least developed countries was 1.68 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 Least developed countries?
The highest recorded value was 1.74 million number in 2016.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Least developed countries?
The lowest recorded value was 691,889 number in 1998.
How does Least developed countries rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
Least developed countries ranks 18th out of 43 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in Least developed countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least developed countries 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.