Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps was 13.87 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 13.87 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 13.87 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.88 million, in 1971.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 28th out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.10 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.88 million | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 2.98 million | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 3.12 million | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 3.26 million | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 3.32 million | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 3.56 million | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 3.84 million | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 3.93 million | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 4.37 million | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 4.87 million | +11.5% |
| 1981 | 5.09 million | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 5.42 million | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 5.51 million | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 5.56 million | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 5.57 million | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 5.82 million | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 6.01 million | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 6.22 million | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 6.21 million | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 6.09 million | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 6.26 million | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 5.98 million | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 6.15 million | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 6.87 million | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 7.24 million | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 7.20 million | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 7.62 million | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 8.02 million | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 8.10 million | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 8.66 million | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 9.36 million | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 10.04 million | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 10.50 million | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 10.87 million | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 10.22 million | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 10.43 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 10.87 million | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 11.00 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 11.49 million | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 11.41 million | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 11.52 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 12.09 million | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 12.23 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 11.94 million | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 11.69 million | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 11.78 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.02 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 12.11 million | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 11.96 million | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 12.36 million | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 12.99 million | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 13.73 million | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 13.64 million | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 13.87 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.44 million | 2.88 million | 4.37 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.63 million | 4.87 million | 6.22 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.95 million | 5.98 million | 8.10 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.35 million | 8.66 million | 11.49 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.87 million | 11.41 million | 12.23 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.31 million | 12.36 million | 13.87 million | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.903 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 91.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 13.87 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 13.87 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.88 million in 1971.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 28th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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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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.