Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 2.34 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.34 million
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
29th
of 216 groups
All-time high
2.34 million
in 2022
All-time low
744,181
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa is 2.34 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 2.34 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 744,181, in 1999.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 29th 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 744,181 | — |
| 2000 | 768,651 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 809,268 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 826,341 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 888,652 | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 960,724 | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 1.06 million | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 1.13 million | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 1.16 million | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.25 million | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 1.36 million | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.39 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.47 million | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.61 million | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 1.70 million | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 1.85 million | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 1.78 million | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.88 million | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.83 million | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.91 million | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 2.03 million | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 2.13 million | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 2.11 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.34 million | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 2.28 million | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 2.34 million | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 744,181 | 744,181 | 744,181 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.02 million | 768,651 | 1.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 million | 1.39 million | 2.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.24 million | 2.11 million | 2.34 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- 26 Germany 62,914 compare
- 27 Madagascar 58,127 compare
- 28 Guinea 53,850 compare
- 29 Iran, Islamic Republic of 52,437 compare
- 30 Chad 49,957 compare
- 31 Guatemala 49,242 compare
- 32 Mozambique 46,952 compare
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.50 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 2.34 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 744,181 in 1999.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 29th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: 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