Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps was 5.76 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in UNICEF: West and Central Africa is 5.76 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 5.97 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.59 million, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 59th 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: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.59 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.65 million | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 1.72 million | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 1.79 million | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 1.87 million | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 1.88 million | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 1.91 million | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 1.98 million | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 1.95 million | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 2.15 million | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 2.30 million | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 2.43 million | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 2.57 million | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 2.71 million | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 2.80 million | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 2.90 million | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 3.02 million | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 3.02 million | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 3.12 million | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 3.11 million | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 3.03 million | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 3.23 million | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 3.05 million | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 3.05 million | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.74 million | +22.5% |
| 1995 | 3.87 million | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 3.69 million | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 3.80 million | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 3.86 million | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 3.72 million | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 3.86 million | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 4.14 million | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 4.43 million | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 4.45 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 4.55 million | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 4.69 million | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 4.87 million | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 4.91 million | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 5.11 million | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 5.06 million | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 4.99 million | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 4.78 million | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 5.18 million | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 5.30 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 5.21 million | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 5.07 million | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 4.84 million | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 4.97 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 5.07 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 5.18 million | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 5.36 million | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 5.68 million | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 5.97 million | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 5.72 million | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 5.76 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.85 million | 1.59 million | 2.15 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.80 million | 2.30 million | 3.12 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.50 million | 3.03 million | 3.87 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.61 million | 3.86 million | 5.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.06 million | 4.78 million | 5.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.70 million | 5.36 million | 5.97 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- 56 Senegal 64,252 compare
- 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
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.11 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.93 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.09 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 5.76 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.97 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 million in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 59th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central Africa 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.