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
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1999–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
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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February 2026 Data Release