Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 4.31 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 4.31 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 4.31 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.02 million, in 1999.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 32nd out of 216 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.02 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.10 million | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 1.19 million | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 1.27 million | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 1.39 million | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 1.42 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.54 million | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 1.66 million | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 1.73 million | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 1.92 million | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 2.09 million | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 2.20 million | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 2.36 million | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 2.57 million | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 2.79 million | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 3.10 million | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 2.95 million | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 3.16 million | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 3.06 million | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.24 million | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 3.43 million | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 3.66 million | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 3.87 million | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 4.27 million | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 4.31 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 million | 1.02 million | 1.02 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.53 million | 1.10 million | 2.09 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.89 million | 2.20 million | 3.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.03 million | 3.66 million | 4.31 million | 4 |
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More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 4.31 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 4.31 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 million in 1999.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 32nd out of 216 groups with data for 2023.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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