Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 2.29 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 2.29 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 2.29 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 596,432, in 1999.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 27th of 216 groups on this measure, 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, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 596,432 | — |
| 2000 | 650,746 | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 643,361 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 640,320 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 655,570 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 713,725 | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 754,340 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 807,052 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 845,468 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 940,033 | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 1.02 million | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 1.13 million | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 1.22 million | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 1.30 million | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.44 million | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 1.60 million | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 1.53 million | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.56 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.52 million | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.61 million | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 1.72 million | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 1.82 million | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 1.95 million | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 2.17 million | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 2.27 million | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 2.29 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 596,432 | 596,432 | 596,432 | 1 |
| 2000s | 767,454 | 640,320 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 million | 1.13 million | 1.72 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.10 million | 1.82 million | 2.29 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 24 Madagascar 54,463 compare
- 25 Rwanda 54,332 compare
- 26 Afghanistan 51,280 compare
- 27 Senegal 49,178 compare
- 28 Germany 47,719 compare
- 29 Spain 44,018 compare
- 30 Mozambique 42,842 compare
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8778 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.77 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 2.29 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 596,432 in 1999.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 27th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release