Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps was 5.49 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) recorded 5.49 million for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) peaked at 5.49 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.46 million, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 60th out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.73 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.46 million | -15.7% |
| 1972 | 1.50 million | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 1.52 million | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 1.59 million | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 1.63 million | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 1.68 million | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.74 million | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 1.73 million | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.89 million | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 1.97 million | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 2.02 million | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 2.22 million | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 2.25 million | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 2.24 million | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 2.19 million | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 2.32 million | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 2.32 million | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 2.41 million | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 2.36 million | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 2.27 million | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 2.44 million | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 2.19 million | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 2.19 million | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 2.81 million | +28.3% |
| 1995 | 2.91 million | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 2.78 million | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 2.72 million | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 2.74 million | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 2.58 million | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 2.81 million | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 3.12 million | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 3.28 million | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 3.16 million | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 3.36 million | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 3.53 million | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 3.65 million | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 3.92 million | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 4.14 million | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 4.19 million | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 4.14 million | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 4.19 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 4.22 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.29 million | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 4.41 million | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 4.35 million | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 4.27 million | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 4.29 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.42 million | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 4.46 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.61 million | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 5.17 million | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 5.42 million | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 5.38 million | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 5.49 million | +2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +28.3% | 2.19 million | 2.81 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.65 million | 1.46 million | 1.89 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.23 million | 1.97 million | 2.41 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.56 million | 2.19 million | 2.91 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.52 million | 2.81 million | 4.19 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.30 million | 4.14 million | 4.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.22 million | 4.61 million | 5.49 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
- 57 Mauritania 52,338 compare
- 58 Dominican Republic 45,913 compare
- 59 France 43,533 compare
- 60 Togo 40,377 compare
- 61 Ghana 39,902 compare
- 62 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 39,642 compare
- 63 Honduras 39,572 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9308 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.03 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) was 5.49 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.49 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 million in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 60th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 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.