Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 658,029 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
658,029
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
116th
of 220 groups
All-time high
694,787
in 2014
All-time low
188,683
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) recorded 658,029 for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) peaked at 694,787 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 188,683, in 1972.
That places ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) 116th 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 53 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 188,683 | — |
| 1973 | 201,182 | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 221,364 | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 230,652 | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 234,527 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 243,070 | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 212,890 | -12.4% |
| 1979 | 276,307 | +29.8% |
| 1980 | 302,114 | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 322,467 | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 340,533 | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 360,599 | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 372,810 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 379,222 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 396,770 | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 421,859 | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 433,535 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 440,292 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 471,692 | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 471,617 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 466,906 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 472,721 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 471,429 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 482,020 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 462,081 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 493,756 | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 504,791 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 497,995 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 522,614 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 585,987 | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 590,519 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 613,852 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 611,070 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 641,671 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 600,610 | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 577,389 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 572,461 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 560,949 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 549,449 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 569,883 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 620,110 | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 656,277 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 694,787 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 673,976 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 596,654 | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 574,135 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 609,755 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 627,818 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 628,374 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 638,362 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 650,308 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 655,394 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 658,029 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 226,084 | 188,683 | 276,307 | 8 |
| 1980s | 377,020 | 302,114 | 440,292 | 10 |
| 1990s | 479,501 | 462,081 | 504,791 | 10 |
| 2000s | 587,712 | 522,614 | 641,671 | 10 |
| 2010s | 617,284 | 549,449 | 694,787 | 10 |
| 2020s | 646,093 | 628,374 | 658,029 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
More education data for ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.73 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 859,574 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 229,324 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 4.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) was 658,029 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The highest recorded value was 694,787 in 2014.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- The lowest recorded value was 188,683 in 1972.
- How does ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101) ranks 116th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in ECA: Central Africa (unsdcode:98101)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release