Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps was 1.44 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) is 1.44 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 1.54 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 449,767, in 1970.
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 121st of 220 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 449,767 | — |
| 1971 | 462,180 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 476,185 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 500,189 | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 549,402 | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 566,241 | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 576,957 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 591,914 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 521,869 | -11.8% |
| 1979 | 655,472 | +25.6% |
| 1980 | 711,402 | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 758,228 | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 799,848 | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 846,781 | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 870,110 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 892,919 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 927,679 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 982,473 | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 1.02 million | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 1.05 million | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 1.10 million | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 1.11 million | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.09 million | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.10 million | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.10 million | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.14 million | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 1.09 million | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 1.16 million | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 1.19 million | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.15 million | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 1.19 million | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.34 million | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 1.34 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.39 million | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.38 million | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.45 million | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.41 million | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.31 million | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 1.31 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.28 million | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.24 million | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.28 million | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.39 million | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 1.50 million | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 1.54 million | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.49 million | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.33 million | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 1.29 million | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.35 million | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 1.39 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.40 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.41 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.44 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.44 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.44 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 535,018 | 449,767 | 655,472 | 10 |
| 1980s | 885,282 | 711,402 | 1.05 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 million | 1.09 million | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 million | 1.19 million | 1.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 million | 1.24 million | 1.54 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 million | 1.40 million | 1.44 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- 118 Belize 2,390 compare
- 119 Djibouti 2,279 compare
- 120 French Guiana 2,276 compare
- 121 Ireland 1,942 compare
- 122 Martinique 1,761 compare
- 123 Slovenia 1,658 compare
- 124 Azerbaijan 1,610 compare
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,574 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 604,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 352,678 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 1.44 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 449,767 in 1970.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 121st out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.