Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 318,400 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 318,400.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 419,871 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 150,819, in 2003.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 120th of 216 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 211,210 | — |
| 2000 | 223,617 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 197,289 | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 172,300 | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 150,819 | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 210,883 | +39.8% |
| 2005 | 214,787 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 223,441 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 218,784 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 234,922 | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 247,874 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 272,082 | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 292,132 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 313,124 | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 361,040 | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 377,842 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 413,780 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 419,871 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 365,760 | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 365,610 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 366,840 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 345,189 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 311,139 | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 324,256 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 332,011 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 318,400 | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 211,210 | 211,210 | 211,210 | 1 |
| 2000s | 209,472 | 150,819 | 247,874 | 10 |
| 2010s | 354,808 | 272,082 | 419,871 | 10 |
| 2020s | 326,199 | 311,139 | 345,189 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1548 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 318,400 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 419,871 in 2016.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 150,819 in 2003.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 120th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release