Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: 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 UNICEF: Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: Africa is 6.03 million, measured 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 UNICEF: Africa peaked at 6.06 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.41 million, in 1998.
That places UNICEF: Africa 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 UNICEF: Africa, 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 UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % 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, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.23 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: Africa?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: Africa 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 UNICEF: Africa?
- 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 UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.41 million in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Africa 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 UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Africa 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