Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)

ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 1.41 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.41 million
Change on year
down 7.0%
Rank
99th
of 216 groups
All-time high
1.52 million
in 2023
All-time low
757,595
in 2021
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 2001–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2001201220242001: 1.2M2002: 1.3M2003: 1.3M2004: 1.3M2005: 1.3M2006: 1.3M2007: 989.6k2008: 1.3M2009: 1.2M2010: 1.4M2011: 1.3M2012: 1.3M2013: 1.4M2014: 1.4M2015: 1.4M2016: 1.5M2017: 1.4M2018: 1.4M2019: 1.3M2020: 1.2M2021: 757.6k2022: 1.5M2023: 1.5M2024: 1.4M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) is 1.41 million, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 1.52 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 757,595, in 2021.

ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 99th of 216 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number) in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 2001 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2001 1.24 million
2002 1.26 million +1.6%
2003 1.26 million +0.2%
2004 1.28 million +1.6%
2005 1.26 million -2.0%
2006 1.35 million +6.9%
2007 989,584 -26.5%
2008 1.31 million +32.0%
2009 1.17 million -10.3%
2010 1.39 million +18.8%
2011 1.30 million -6.5%
2012 1.26 million -3.3%
2013 1.36 million +8.0%
2014 1.39 million +2.5%
2015 1.44 million +3.5%
2016 1.51 million +4.7%
2017 1.39 million -8.3%
2018 1.36 million -1.8%
2019 1.33 million -2.4%
2020 1.23 million -7.6%
2021 757,595 -38.2%
2022 1.51 million +99.1%
2023 1.52 million +0.4%
2024 1.41 million -7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.24 million 989,584 1.35 million 9
2010s 1.37 million 1.26 million 1.51 million 10
2020s 1.28 million 757,595 1.52 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)

  1. 96 Comoros 5,943 compare
  2. 97 Hong Kong 5,711 compare
  3. 98 Martinique 5,578
  4. 99 Hungary 5,121 compare
  5. 100 Saudi Arabia 5,082 compare
  6. 101 Panama 4,782 compare
  7. 102 Liberia 4,551 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 1.41 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: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
The highest recorded value was 1.52 million in 2023.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
The lowest recorded value was 757,595 in 2021.
How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 99th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 10,178 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release