Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 645,675 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) stood at 645,675. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) peaked at 645,675 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 119,722, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 91st out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 119,722 | — |
| 2000 | 129,298 | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 136,377 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 153,464 | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 171,739 | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 180,254 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 205,449 | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 225,657 | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 232,597 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 279,500 | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 303,054 | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 335,712 | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 383,453 | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 434,039 | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 475,690 | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 563,647 | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 564,172 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 591,460 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 603,013 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 608,166 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 630,348 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 627,187 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 596,160 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 631,329 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 603,741 | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 645,675 | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 119,722 | 119,722 | 119,722 | 1 |
| 2000s | 201,739 | 129,298 | 303,054 | 10 |
| 2010s | 518,970 | 335,712 | 630,348 | 10 |
| 2020s | 620,818 | 596,160 | 645,675 | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- 88 Thailand 3,867 compare
- 89 Guinea-Bissau 3,857 compare
- 90 Eswatini 3,632 compare
- 91 China 2,706 compare
- 92 Cape Verde 2,694 compare
- 93 Comoros 2,498 compare
- 94 Hong Kong, China 2,418 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 645,675 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 645,675 in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 119,722 in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 91st out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release