Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 6.23 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
6.23 million number
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
4th
of 42 groups
All-time high
6.28 million number
in 2018
All-time low
1.45 million number
in 1972
Years of data
48
1972–2019
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 6.23 million number.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 6.28 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.45 million number, in 1972.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.45 million number | — |
| 1973 | 1.54 million number | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 1.61 million number | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 1.65 million number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 1.74 million number | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 1.87 million number | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 1.93 million number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 2.16 million number | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 2.40 million number | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 2.53 million number | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 2.67 million number | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 2.71 million number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 2.74 million number | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 2.71 million number | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 2.83 million number | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 2.97 million number | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 3.06 million number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 3.15 million number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 3.13 million number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 3.27 million number | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 3.09 million number | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 3.15 million number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 3.41 million number | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 3.50 million number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 3.43 million number | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 3.62 million number | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 3.83 million number | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 4.03 million number | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 4.19 million number | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 4.73 million number | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 4.86 million number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 5.05 million number | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 5.38 million number | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 5.06 million number | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 5.14 million number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 5.36 million number | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 5.40 million number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 5.70 million number | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 5.74 million number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.85 million number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 6.06 million number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 6.12 million number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 6.05 million number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 6.01 million number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 6.08 million number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 6.12 million number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 6.28 million number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 6.23 million number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.74 million number | 1.45 million number | 2.16 million number | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.78 million number | 2.40 million number | 3.15 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.45 million number | 3.09 million number | 4.03 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.09 million number | 4.19 million number | 5.70 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.05 million number | 5.74 million number | 6.28 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 1 Brazil 2.40 million number compare
- 2 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 679,135 number compare
- 3 Madagascar 517,410 number compare
- 4 Malawi 515,255 number compare
- 5 Ethiopia 510,692 number compare
- 6 Uganda 383,387 number compare
- 7 Bangladesh 332,343 number compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 6.23 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.28 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 million number in 1972.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.