Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled was 7.41 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 7.41 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 7.41 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.74 million, in 1971.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 29th of 220 groups on this measure, 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.87 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.74 million | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 1.79 million | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.85 million | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 1.93 million | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 1.95 million | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 2.09 million | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 2.23 million | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 2.26 million | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 2.48 million | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 2.75 million | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 2.85 million | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 3.04 million | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 3.10 million | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 3.13 million | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 3.17 million | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 3.30 million | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 3.37 million | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 3.50 million | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 3.49 million | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 3.39 million | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 3.49 million | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 3.34 million | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 3.40 million | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 3.86 million | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 4.10 million | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 4.10 million | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 4.35 million | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 4.55 million | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 4.52 million | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 4.83 million | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 5.19 million | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 5.50 million | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 5.71 million | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 5.86 million | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 5.50 million | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 5.63 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 5.85 million | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 5.94 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 6.13 million | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 5.99 million | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 5.98 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.35 million | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 6.45 million | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.25 million | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 6.09 million | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 6.19 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.37 million | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 6.41 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 6.33 million | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 6.60 million | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 6.97 million | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 7.34 million | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 7.28 million | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 7.41 million | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.02 million | 1.74 million | 2.48 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.17 million | 2.75 million | 3.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.91 million | 3.34 million | 4.55 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.61 million | 4.83 million | 6.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.24 million | 5.98 million | 6.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.12 million | 6.60 million | 7.41 million | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.903 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 91.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 7.41 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 7.41 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 million in 1971.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 29th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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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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.