Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps was 1.16 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1983–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 1.16 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 1.43 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 636,193, in 1985.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 92nd 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 42 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 693,467 | — |
| 1984 | 682,708 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 636,193 | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 680,297 | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 707,857 | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 725,837 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 812,350 | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 828,149 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 862,640 | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 799,222 | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 835,077 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 831,499 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 916,360 | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 869,728 | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 902,630 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 924,547 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.03 million | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 979,367 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 1.22 million | +24.9% |
| 2002 | 1.03 million | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 1.00 million | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.14 million | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 1.01 million | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 951,211 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.02 million | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 1.03 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.09 million | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.13 million | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.19 million | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.27 million | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 1.27 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.28 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.35 million | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.43 million | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 1.38 million | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.38 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.36 million | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.32 million | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.21 million | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 1.18 million | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.19 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.16 million | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 705,530 | 636,193 | 812,350 | 7 |
| 1990s | 879,589 | 799,222 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 million | 951,211 | 1.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.30 million | 1.13 million | 1.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 million | 1.16 million | 1.32 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7424 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 1.16 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 636,193 in 1985.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 92nd out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) with 705 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.
Computed from
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) with 705 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.