Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 2.35 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 2.35 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 2.35 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 747,183, in 1999.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 28th of 216 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 747,183 | — |
| 2000 | 772,068 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 813,249 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 831,110 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 894,709 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 965,237 | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 1.06 million | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 1.14 million | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 1.17 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.26 million | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 1.36 million | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.39 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.48 million | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 1.62 million | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 1.71 million | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.86 million | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 1.78 million | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.89 million | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 1.84 million | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.91 million | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 2.04 million | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 2.14 million | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 2.12 million | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.35 million | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 2.29 million | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 2.35 million | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 747,183 | 747,183 | 747,183 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.03 million | 772,068 | 1.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 million | 1.39 million | 2.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.25 million | 2.12 million | 2.35 million | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 2.35 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 747,183 in 1999.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 28th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release