Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 2.31 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 2.31 million for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 2.31 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 603,424, in 1999.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 21st of 216 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 603,424 | — |
| 2000 | 657,906 | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 650,690 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 649,096 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 663,938 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 723,649 | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 764,294 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 817,155 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 854,988 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 950,766 | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 1.04 million | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 1.14 million | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 1.23 million | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.31 million | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 1.45 million | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 1.62 million | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 1.54 million | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.57 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.53 million | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.62 million | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 1.73 million | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 1.84 million | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 1.96 million | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 2.18 million | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 2.29 million | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 2.31 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 603,424 | 603,424 | 603,424 | 1 |
| 2000s | 776,814 | 649,096 | 1.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 million | 1.14 million | 1.73 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.12 million | 1.84 million | 2.31 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 2.31 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 603,424 in 1999.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 21st out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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