Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: 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, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Sub-Saharan Africa is 1.62 million number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 1.62 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 606,734 number, in 1999.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 42 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, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 606,734 number | — |
| 2000 | 660,842 number | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 653,278 number | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 650,313 number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 664,332 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 723,278 number | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 763,750 number | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 816,377 number | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 853,500 number | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 949,173 number | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 1.03 million number | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 1.14 million number | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 1.23 million number | +7.8% |
| 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 | 1.56 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 | 606,734 number | 606,734 number | 606,734 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 776,760 number | 650,313 number | 1.03 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 million number | 1.14 million number | 1.62 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.004 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 526.96 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 606,734 number in 1999.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.