Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 2.75 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.75 million
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
12th
of 216 groups
All-time high
2.77 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.01 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Africa, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Africa recorded 2.75 million for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 2.77 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.01 million, in 1999.
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 26 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.01 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.10 million | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 1.10 million | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.10 million | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.14 million | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 1.22 million | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 1.22 million | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.34 million | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 1.18 million | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 1.43 million | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 1.47 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.63 million | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 1.67 million | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.74 million | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.94 million | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 2.12 million | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 2.04 million | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 2.10 million | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.97 million | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 2.09 million | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 2.18 million | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.19 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.18 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.62 million | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 2.77 million | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 2.75 million | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 million | 1.01 million | 1.01 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.23 million | 1.10 million | 1.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 million | 1.63 million | 2.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.50 million | 2.18 million | 2.77 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Africa?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Africa was 2.75 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 million in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 12th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release