Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps was 2.70 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
UNICEF: West and Central Africa recorded 2.70 million for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in 2024.
The figure 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 (number), gaps 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 (number), gaps 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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
- 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.11 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 2.70 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps 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 (number), gaps 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 (number), gaps?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 58th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps 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 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.
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- 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.