Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 480,285 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 480,285 for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 503,462 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 190,875, in 2003.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 121st 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, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 254,865 | — |
| 2000 | 255,174 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 244,391 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 207,375 | -15.1% |
| 2003 | 190,875 | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 250,676 | +31.3% |
| 2005 | 272,528 | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 288,613 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 281,129 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 282,544 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 294,378 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 325,418 | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 345,351 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 367,742 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 415,723 | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 430,034 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 441,587 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 503,462 | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 461,012 | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 443,971 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 482,172 | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 476,387 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 410,299 | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 447,702 | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 453,839 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 480,285 | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 254,865 | 254,865 | 254,865 | 1 |
| 2000s | 256,768 | 190,875 | 294,378 | 10 |
| 2010s | 421,647 | 325,418 | 503,462 | 10 |
| 2020s | 453,702 | 410,299 | 480,285 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 480,285 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 503,462 in 2016.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 190,875 in 2003.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 121st out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release