Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 2.27 million in 2023. β² Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1976β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) is 2.27 million, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 2.30 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 534,388, in 1976.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 106th of 220 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 534,388 | 534,388 | 534,388 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.57 million | 1.57 million | 1.57 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.81 million | 1.62 million | 1.93 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 million | 1.68 million | 2.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.23 million | 2.17 million | 2.30 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 12.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 29.27 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.86 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 2.27 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.30 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 534,388 in 1976.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 106th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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