Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) was 2.23 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) is 2.23 million, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 2.43 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 505,948, in 1972.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 107th 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 44 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 505,948 | — |
| 1973 | 538,098 | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 571,999 | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 566,865 | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 582,199 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 617,747 | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 646,869 | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 1.17 million | +80.1% |
| 1988 | 1.17 million | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.26 million | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 1.25 million | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.28 million | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.38 million | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 1.49 million | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 1.57 million | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 1.61 million | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.57 million | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.70 million | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 1.82 million | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 1.89 million | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.91 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.96 million | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.15 million | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 2.02 million | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 2.03 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.01 million | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.12 million | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 2.17 million | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.26 million | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 2.20 million | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.24 million | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.12 million | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 2.43 million | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 2.42 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.25 million | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 2.20 million | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.06 million | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 2.14 million | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.09 million | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.10 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.14 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.92 million | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 2.33 million | +21.2% |
| 2023 | 2.23 million | -4.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +80.1% | 646,869 | 1.17 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 575,675 | 505,948 | 646,869 | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.20 million | 1.17 million | 1.26 million | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.56 million | 1.25 million | 1.89 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 million | 1.91 million | 2.26 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.20 million | 2.06 million | 2.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 million | 1.92 million | 2.33 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.82 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 2.23 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 505,948 in 1972.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 107th out of 220 groups with data for 2023.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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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February 2026 Data Release