Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 2.70 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.70 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
58th
of 220 groups
All-time high
2.80 million
in 2022
All-time low
608,029
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa is 2.70 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 2.80 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 608,029, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 58th 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, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 608,029 | — |
| 1971 | 623,532 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 663,228 | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 703,867 | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 746,373 | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 755,123 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 768,704 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 801,712 | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 794,444 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 896,111 | +12.8% |
| 1980 | 952,881 | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 1.01 million | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 1.07 million | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 1.13 million | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 1.16 million | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 1.17 million | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.22 million | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 1.27 million | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.30 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.29 million | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.26 million | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.35 million | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 1.28 million | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 1.31 million | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.56 million | +19.2% |
| 1995 | 1.56 million | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.47 million | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 1.52 million | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.53 million | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.56 million | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.63 million | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 1.79 million | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 1.95 million | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 1.99 million | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.05 million | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 2.13 million | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.19 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.22 million | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 2.31 million | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 2.33 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.31 million | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 2.23 million | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 2.40 million | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 2.45 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.44 million | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.39 million | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.27 million | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 2.34 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 2.38 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.42 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.50 million | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 2.66 million | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 2.80 million | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 2.68 million | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 2.70 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 736,112 | 608,029 | 896,111 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 million | 952,881 | 1.30 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 million | 1.26 million | 1.56 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.06 million | 1.63 million | 2.33 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.36 million | 2.23 million | 2.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 million | 2.50 million | 2.80 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: West and Central Africa
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5737 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- 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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.11 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 2.70 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.80 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 608,029 in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 58th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 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 — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release