Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all … lower male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all … lower male was 3.28 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) is 3.28 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 3.40 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.49 million, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 12th out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all … lower male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.49 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.55 million | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.59 million | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.63 million | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.67 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.74 million | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.84 million | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 1.94 million | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 1.82 million | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 2.07 million | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 2.09 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.28 million | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 2.31 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.42 million | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 2.55 million | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 2.72 million | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 2.71 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.84 million | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 2.77 million | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.79 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.90 million | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 2.98 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 2.64 million | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 3.40 million | +28.8% |
| 2023 | 3.28 million | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 3.28 million | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all … lower male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +28.8% | 2.64 million | 3.40 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.49 million | 1.49 million | 1.49 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.79 million | 1.55 million | 2.09 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.63 million | 2.28 million | 2.90 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.11 million | 2.64 million | 3.40 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 3.28 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.40 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 12th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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