Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 6.59 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.59 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
23rd
of 220 groups
All-time high
6.59 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.37 million
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 6.59 million. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 6.59 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.37 million, in 1971.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 23rd out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.37 million | — |
| 1972 | 1.43 million | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 1.52 million | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 1.59 million | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 1.64 million | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 1.73 million | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 1.87 million | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 1.92 million | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 2.14 million | +11.7% |
| 1980 | 2.39 million | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 2.51 million | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 2.65 million | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 2.68 million | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 2.71 million | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 2.68 million | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 2.81 million | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 2.94 million | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 3.03 million | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 3.12 million | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 3.10 million | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 3.24 million | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 3.06 million | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 3.16 million | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 3.41 million | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 3.51 million | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 3.44 million | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 3.58 million | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 3.79 million | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 3.99 million | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 4.15 million | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 4.70 million | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 4.83 million | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 5.02 million | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 5.35 million | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 5.04 million | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 5.12 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 5.35 million | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 5.40 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 5.69 million | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 5.74 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 5.84 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 6.04 million | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 6.08 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 5.99 million | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 5.94 million | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 5.92 million | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.91 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.99 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 5.89 million | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 5.98 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 6.20 million | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 6.56 million | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 6.52 million | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 6.59 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.69 million | 1.37 million | 2.14 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.75 million | 2.39 million | 3.12 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.43 million | 3.06 million | 3.99 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.07 million | 4.15 million | 5.69 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.93 million | 5.74 million | 6.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.37 million | 5.98 million | 6.59 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 38.99 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 26.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 100.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 80.81 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 6.59 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.59 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 million in 1971.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 23rd out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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