Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in World

World: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 6.51 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
6.51 million number
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
1st
of 44 groups
All-time high
8.30 million number
in 2006
All-time low
6.51 million number
in 2019
Years of data
19
2001–2019

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in World, 2001–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M2001201020192001: 8.1M number2002: 8.2M number2003: 7.9M number2004: 8.0M number2005: 8.2M number2006: 8.3M number2007: 8.2M number2008: 8.2M number2009: 7.8M number2010: 7.8M number2011: 7.6M number2012: 7.2M number2013: 7.0M number2014: 6.8M number2015: 6.6M number2016: 6.7M number2017: 6.6M number2018: 6.6M number2019: 6.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in World is 6.51 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in World peaked at 8.30 million number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.51 million number, in 2019.

World ranks 1st of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.11 million number 7.85 million number 8.30 million number 9
2010s 6.93 million number 6.51 million number 7.79 million number 10

Countries ranked near World

  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

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 World?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in World was 6.51 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 8.30 million number in 2006.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 6.51 million number in 2019.
How does World rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
World ranks 1st out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World 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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About this data

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.