Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled was 7.78 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 7.78 million. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 7.78 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.10 million, in 1971.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 23rd of 220 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.10 million | — |
| 1972 | 2.16 million | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 2.24 million | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 2.33 million | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 2.36 million | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 2.49 million | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 2.62 million | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 2.64 million | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 2.87 million | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 3.15 million | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 3.26 million | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 3.45 million | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 3.51 million | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 3.55 million | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 3.60 million | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 3.74 million | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 3.83 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 3.96 million | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 4.09 million | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 4.00 million | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 4.08 million | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 3.97 million | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 4.03 million | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 4.47 million | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 4.69 million | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 4.63 million | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 4.85 million | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 4.99 million | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 5.05 million | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 5.29 million | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 5.49 million | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 5.89 million | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 6.01 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 6.27 million | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 5.93 million | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 6.07 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 6.33 million | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 6.42 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 6.61 million | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 6.48 million | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 6.48 million | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.85 million | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 6.96 million | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 6.78 million | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 6.63 million | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 6.71 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 6.92 million | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 6.90 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.84 million | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 7.06 million | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 7.31 million | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 7.56 million | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 7.63 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 7.78 million | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.42 million | 2.10 million | 2.87 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.61 million | 3.15 million | 4.09 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.48 million | 3.97 million | 5.05 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.03 million | 5.29 million | 6.61 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.76 million | 6.48 million | 6.96 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.47 million | 7.06 million | 7.78 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- 20 Afghanistan 197,875 compare
- 21 Tanzania, United Republic of 178,507 compare
- 22 Morocco 172,526 compare
- 23 Nepal 159,247 compare
- 24 Mozambique 149,146 compare
- 25 Guatemala 143,008 compare
- 26 Guinea 139,379 compare
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7473 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.62 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 7.78 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.78 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.10 million in 1971.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 23rd out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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.