Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 4.68 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 4.68 million for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 4.68 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.33 million, in 1998.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa 22nd 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.33 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.36 million | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.44 million | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 1.48 million | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.49 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.57 million | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 1.70 million | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 1.84 million | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 1.96 million | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 2.03 million | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 2.22 million | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 2.41 million | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 2.55 million | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 2.72 million | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 2.94 million | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 3.17 million | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 3.49 million | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 3.34 million | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 3.48 million | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 3.38 million | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.55 million | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 3.79 million | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 4.00 million | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 4.11 million | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 4.56 million | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 4.60 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 4.68 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.34 million | 1.33 million | 1.36 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.81 million | 1.44 million | 2.41 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.24 million | 2.55 million | 3.79 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.39 million | 4.00 million | 4.68 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- 19 Niger 154,292 compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 154,147 compare
- 21 Malawi 144,455 compare
- 22 Benin 141,517 compare
- 23 Afghanistan 124,578 compare
- 24 Philippines 115,382 compare
- 25 Madagascar 112,590 compare
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 4.68 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 million in 1998.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 22nd out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan 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