Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 2.96 million in 2023. β² Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1974β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) is 2.96 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 2.96 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 524,939, in 1974.
That places ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 84th out of 220 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 635,761 | 524,939 | 806,108 | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.22 million | 1.04 million | 1.34 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 million | 1.16 million | 1.79 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.45 million | 2.02 million | 2.81 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.58 million | 2.31 million | 2.93 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.75 million | 2.35 million | 2.96 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.5% (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.80 million (2021)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.4% (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 8.72 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.47 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 21.91 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 9.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 9.83 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 2.96 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 524,939 in 1974.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 84th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release