Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 6.03 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) recorded 6.03 million for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) peaked at 6.06 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.41 million, in 1998.
That places ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 12th out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.41 million | — |
| 1999 | 2.51 million | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 2.65 million | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 2.69 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.73 million | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.81 million | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 2.96 million | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 3.07 million | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 3.28 million | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 3.00 million | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 3.50 million | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 3.55 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 3.91 million | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 3.99 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 4.16 million | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 4.49 million | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 4.84 million | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 4.75 million | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 4.94 million | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 4.74 million | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.88 million | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 5.08 million | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 5.17 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.81 million | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 6.01 million | +24.9% |
| 2023 | 6.06 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 6.03 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.46 million | 2.41 million | 2.51 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.02 million | 2.65 million | 3.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.58 million | 3.91 million | 5.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.62 million | 4.81 million | 6.06 million | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) was 6.03 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.06 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.41 million in 1998.
- How does ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 12th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release