Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 3.92 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.92 million
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
43rd
of 220 groups
All-time high
3.92 million
in 2024
All-time low
846,279
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa stood at 3.92 million. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 3.92 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 846,279, in 1974.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 43rd out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 846,279 | — |
| 1975 | 886,358 | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 964,574 | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 1.07 million | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 1.13 million | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 1.25 million | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 1.44 million | +15.2% |
| 1981 | 1.51 million | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 1.59 million | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 1.57 million | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.56 million | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.52 million | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.60 million | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 1.69 million | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 1.75 million | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 1.84 million | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 1.86 million | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.91 million | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.80 million | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 1.86 million | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 1.87 million | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.97 million | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 1.99 million | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.09 million | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 2.28 million | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 2.45 million | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 2.55 million | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 2.93 million | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 2.91 million | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 3.06 million | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 3.33 million | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 2.93 million | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 2.95 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 3.14 million | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 3.09 million | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 3.37 million | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 3.44 million | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 3.62 million | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 3.65 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.64 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.56 million | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.57 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.65 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.57 million | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 3.61 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 3.48 million | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 3.51 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 3.56 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 3.79 million | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 3.87 million | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 3.92 million | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.02 million | 846,279 | 1.25 million | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.61 million | 1.44 million | 1.84 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.01 million | 1.80 million | 2.45 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.03 million | 2.55 million | 3.37 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.58 million | 3.44 million | 3.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.73 million | 3.51 million | 3.92 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 3.92 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.92 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 846,279 in 1974.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 43rd out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release