Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in OECD members

OECD members: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 653,308 number in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
653,308 number
Change on year
up 8.9%
Rank
25th
of 43 groups
All-time high
954,540 number
in 2003
All-time low
599,700 number
in 2018
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in OECD members, 2003–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M2003201120192003: 954.5k number2004: 906.6k number2005: 917.0k number2006: 920.6k number2007: 887.5k number2008: 875.8k number2009: 812.1k number2010: 780.3k number2011: 817.0k number2012: 778.3k number2013: 719.3k number2014: 678.8k number2015: 691.8k number2016: 683.3k number2017: 612.7k number2018: 599.7k number2019: 653.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

OECD members recorded 653,308 number for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in 2019.

The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in OECD members peaked at 954,540 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 599,700 number, in 2018.

That places OECD members 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 896,327 number 812,125 number 954,540 number 7
2010s 701,444 number 599,700 number 816,976 number 10

Countries ranked near OECD members

  1. 22 Afghanistan 61,895 number compare
  2. 23 Pakistan 57,727 number compare
  3. 24 Senegal 56,336 number compare
  4. 25 Tunisia 55,610 number compare
  5. 26 Guinea 54,309 number compare
  6. 27 Thailand 54,203 number compare
  7. 28 Syrian Arab Republic 52,133 number compare

See the full ranking of 223 places β†’

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All data for OECD members β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in OECD members?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in OECD members was 653,308 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in OECD members?
The highest recorded value was 954,540 number in 2003.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in OECD members?
The lowest recorded value was 599,700 number in 2018.
How does OECD members rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
OECD members ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in OECD members?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this OECD members 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.