Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 2.38 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 2.38 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 2.38 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 757,825, in 1999.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 24th 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 757,825 | — |
| 2000 | 783,021 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 824,422 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 841,083 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 903,394 | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 976,360 | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 1.07 million | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 1.15 million | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 1.18 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.27 million | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 1.38 million | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 1.41 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.49 million | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.63 million | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 1.72 million | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.87 million | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 1.80 million | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.91 million | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 1.85 million | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.92 million | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 2.05 million | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 2.16 million | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 2.15 million | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.38 million | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 2.32 million | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 2.38 million | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 757,825 | 757,825 | 757,825 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.04 million | 783,021 | 1.38 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 million | 1.41 million | 2.05 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.28 million | 2.15 million | 2.38 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- 21 Afghanistan 73,298 compare
- 22 Malawi 69,170 compare
- 23 Burkina Faso 68,586 compare
- 24 Nepal 68,581 compare
- 25 Spain 66,383 compare
- 26 Germany 62,914 compare
- 27 Madagascar 58,127 compare
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 2.38 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 757,825 in 1999.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 24th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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