Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Low & middle income

Low & middle income: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 5.91 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
5.91 million number
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
2nd
of 42 groups
All-time high
7.46 million number
in 2006
All-time low
5.91 million number
in 2019
Years of data
19
2001–2019

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Low & middle income, 2001–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M2001201020192001: 7.2M number2002: 7.3M number2003: 6.9M number2004: 7.2M number2005: 7.3M number2006: 7.5M number2007: 7.4M number2008: 7.4M number2009: 7.1M number2010: 7.0M number2011: 6.9M number2012: 6.5M number2013: 6.3M number2014: 6.2M number2015: 6.0M number2016: 6.1M number2017: 6.0M number2018: 6.0M number2019: 5.9M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Low & middle income stood at 5.91 million number. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Low & middle income peaked at 7.46 million number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.91 million number, in 2019.

Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 42 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Low & middle income, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number) in Low & middle income, 2001 to 2019.
Year number Change
2001 7.23 million number
2002 7.28 million number +0.6%
2003 6.95 million number -4.6%
2004 7.17 million number +3.3%
2005 7.32 million number +2.0%
2006 7.46 million number +2.0%
2007 7.38 million number -1.1%
2008 7.45 million number +0.9%
2009 7.09 million number -4.8%
2010 7.05 million number -0.6%
2011 6.85 million number -2.7%
2012 6.48 million number -5.5%
2013 6.32 million number -2.4%
2014 6.18 million number -2.2%
2015 6.00 million number -2.9%
2016 6.09 million number +1.6%
2017 6.01 million number -1.4%
2018 6.01 million number -0.0%
2019 5.91 million number -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.26 million number 6.95 million number 7.46 million number 9
2010s 6.29 million number 5.91 million number 7.05 million number 10

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

  1. 1 Algeria 347,361 number compare
  2. 2 Morocco 233,909 number compare
  3. 3 Iraq 221,734 number compare
  4. 4 Argentina 166,068 number compare
  5. 5 South Africa 158,705 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 Low & middle income?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Low & middle income was 5.91 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 Low & middle income?
The highest recorded value was 7.46 million number in 2006.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Low & middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 5.91 million number in 2019.
How does Low & middle income rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Low & middle 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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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.