Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 2.37 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.37 million
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
27th
of 216 groups
All-time high
2.37 million
in 2022
All-time low
756,280
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1999–2024

1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1999201120241999: 756.3k2000: 781.0k2001: 821.8k2002: 837.5k2003: 902.4k2004: 973.6k2005: 1.1M2006: 1.1M2007: 1.2M2008: 1.3M2009: 1.4M2010: 1.4M2011: 1.5M2012: 1.6M2013: 1.7M2014: 1.9M2015: 1.8M2016: 1.9M2017: 1.8M2018: 1.9M2019: 2.1M2020: 2.2M2021: 2.1M2022: 2.4M2023: 2.3M2024: 2.4M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 2.37 million for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 2.37 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 756,280, in 1999.

That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 27th out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 756,280
2000 780,960 +3.3%
2001 821,791 +5.2%
2002 837,468 +1.9%
2003 902,395 +7.8%
2004 973,645 +7.9%
2005 1.07 million +9.8%
2006 1.14 million +7.0%
2007 1.18 million +3.0%
2008 1.27 million +7.6%
2009 1.37 million +8.4%
2010 1.40 million +2.1%
2011 1.49 million +5.8%
2012 1.62 million +9.3%
2013 1.72 million +5.7%
2014 1.87 million +8.7%
2015 1.79 million -4.0%
2016 1.90 million +6.1%
2017 1.85 million -2.7%
2018 1.92 million +3.9%
2019 2.05 million +6.8%
2020 2.16 million +5.1%
2021 2.14 million -0.6%
2022 2.37 million +10.7%
2023 2.31 million -2.6%
2024 2.37 million +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 756,280 756,280 756,280 1
2000s 1.03 million 780,960 1.37 million 10
2010s 1.76 million 1.40 million 2.05 million 10
2020s 2.27 million 2.14 million 2.37 million 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 2.37 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
The highest recorded value was 2.37 million in 2022.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
The lowest recorded value was 756,280 in 1999.
How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 27th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
407 places, 9,338 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release