Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps was 7.86 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 7.86 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 7.86 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.49 million, in 1971.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 50th of 220 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.76 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.49 million | -15.3% |
| 1972 | 1.53 million | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 1.57 million | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.59 million | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.60 million | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.69 million | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 1.77 million | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 1.84 million | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 2.00 million | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 2.28 million | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 2.43 million | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 2.61 million | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 2.66 million | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 2.68 million | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 2.69 million | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 2.80 million | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 2.88 million | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 3.02 million | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 2.88 million | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 2.71 million | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 2.90 million | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 2.56 million | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 2.52 million | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 3.15 million | +24.7% |
| 1995 | 3.22 million | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 3.30 million | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 3.40 million | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 3.62 million | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 3.61 million | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 4.01 million | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 4.40 million | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 4.83 million | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 5.29 million | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 5.61 million | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 5.15 million | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 5.41 million | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 5.76 million | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 5.77 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 6.22 million | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 6.04 million | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 6.12 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 6.24 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 6.28 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.06 million | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 5.87 million | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 6.00 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 6.19 million | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 6.28 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 6.12 million | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 6.40 million | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 7.34 million | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 7.73 million | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 7.70 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 7.86 million | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.68 million | 1.49 million | 2.00 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.69 million | 2.28 million | 3.02 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.10 million | 2.52 million | 3.62 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.24 million | 4.01 million | 6.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.12 million | 5.87 million | 6.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.41 million | 6.40 million | 7.86 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.00 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 7.86 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.86 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million in 1971.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 50th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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.