Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled was 4.19 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 4.19 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 4.19 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 883,501, in 1971.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 50th out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.04 million | — |
| 1971 | 883,501 | -15.0% |
| 1972 | 903,154 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 911,266 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 915,681 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 911,101 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 975,512 | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 1.01 million | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 1.04 million | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 1.12 million | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 1.26 million | +13.2% |
| 1981 | 1.34 million | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 1.45 million | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 1.47 million | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.48 million | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.51 million | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1.57 million | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 1.57 million | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.65 million | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 1.56 million | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 1.46 million | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 1.55 million | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 1.36 million | -12.2% |
| 1993 | 1.31 million | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 1.71 million | +30.6% |
| 1995 | 1.81 million | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 1.87 million | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.97 million | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 2.06 million | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 2.00 million | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 2.24 million | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 2.41 million | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 2.60 million | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 2.83 million | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 2.97 million | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 2.73 million | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 2.86 million | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 3.06 million | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 3.07 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.28 million | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 3.11 million | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 3.11 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.28 million | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 3.32 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 3.18 million | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 3.05 million | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 3.14 million | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 3.30 million | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 3.32 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.24 million | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 3.40 million | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 3.92 million | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 4.13 million | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 4.11 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 4.19 million | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 970,220 | 883,501 | 1.12 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.49 million | 1.26 million | 1.65 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.71 million | 1.31 million | 2.06 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.80 million | 2.24 million | 3.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.20 million | 3.05 million | 3.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.95 million | 3.40 million | 4.19 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.15 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 4.19 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.19 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 883,501 in 1971.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 50th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (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, male (number) with 722 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, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) with 722 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.