Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 3.08 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 3.08 million for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 70.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 3.08 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 893,542, in 1998.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 45th out of 216 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 893,542 | — |
| 1999 | 915,056 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 952,146 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 950,090 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 920,577 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 945,126 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.09 million | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 1.15 million | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.23 million | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 1.27 million | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.33 million | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 1.42 million | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 1.48 million | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.58 million | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 1.68 million | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.81 million | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 1.86 million | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.79 million | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.85 million | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.76 million | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.93 million | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 2.15 million | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 2.37 million | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 2.57 million | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 2.96 million | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 3.08 million | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 904,299 | 893,542 | 915,056 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.13 million | 920,577 | 1.42 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.79 million | 1.48 million | 2.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.74 million | 2.37 million | 3.08 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 3.08 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 893,542 in 1998.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 45th out of 216 groups with data for 2023.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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