Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 1.42 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 1.42 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 1.46 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 361,359, in 2003.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 48th out of 216 groups with data for 2024, 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, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 378,479 | — |
| 2000 | 414,349 | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 392,181 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 367,751 | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 361,359 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 415,461 | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 424,199 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 457,348 | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 474,763 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 512,100 | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 551,360 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 619,115 | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 661,297 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 686,223 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 776,441 | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 808,974 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 763,153 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 755,559 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 701,774 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 796,652 | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 885,322 | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 988,866 | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 1.14 million | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 1.32 million | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 1.46 million | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 1.42 million | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 378,479 | 378,479 | 378,479 | 1 |
| 2000s | 437,087 | 361,359 | 551,360 | 10 |
| 2010s | 745,451 | 619,115 | 885,322 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 million | 988,866 | 1.46 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 1.42 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: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 361,359 in 2003.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 48th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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