Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 1.62 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 1.62 million number for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in 2019.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 1.62 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 605,462 number, in 1999.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 605,462 number | — |
| 2000 | 659,801 number | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 652,204 number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 648,927 number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 662,727 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 721,635 number | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 762,538 number | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 814,892 number | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 852,135 number | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 947,912 number | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 1.03 million number | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 1.14 million number | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 1.23 million number | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 1.31 million number | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 1.45 million number | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 1.62 million number | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 1.54 million number | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.57 million number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.55 million number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.62 million number | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 1.62 million number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 605,462 number | 605,462 number | 605,462 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 775,435 number | 648,927 number | 1.03 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 million number | 1.14 million number | 1.62 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 1.62 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 605,462 number in 1999.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.