Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 2.24 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 2.24 million for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 122.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 2.24 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 429,702, in 1999.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 70th of 216 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 429,702 | — |
| 2000 | 453,597 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 488,267 | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 520,508 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 584,723 | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 605,075 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 637,174 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 696,510 | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 746,618 | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 792,619 | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 848,954 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 859,412 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 920,575 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 971,305 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 1.01 million | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.03 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 905,629 | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 887,690 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 906,272 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.10 million | +21.1% |
| 2019 | 1.27 million | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 1.50 million | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 1.80 million | +20.2% |
| 2022 | 2.14 million | +18.8% |
| 2023 | 2.24 million | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 429,702 | 429,702 | 429,702 | 1 |
| 2000s | 637,404 | 453,597 | 848,954 | 10 |
| 2010s | 984,781 | 859,412 | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 million | 1.50 million | 2.24 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 2.24 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 429,702 in 1999.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 70th out of 216 groups with data for 2023.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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