Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 1.97 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.97 million number
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
13th
of 42 groups
All-time high
1.97 million number
in 2019
All-time low
761,992 number
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1999–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1999200920191999: 762.0k number2000: 786.1k number2001: 826.8k number2002: 841.7k number2003: 902.8k number2004: 974.8k number2005: 1.1M number2006: 1.1M number2007: 1.2M number2008: 1.3M number2009: 1.4M number2010: 1.4M number2011: 1.5M number2012: 1.6M number2013: 1.7M number2014: 1.9M number2015: 1.8M number2016: 1.9M number2017: 1.9M number2018: 1.9M number2019: 2.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 1.97 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 1.97 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 761,992 number, in 1999.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 13th out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 761,992 number
2000 786,134 number +3.2%
2001 826,797 number +5.2%
2002 841,705 number +1.8%
2003 902,759 number +7.3%
2004 974,773 number +8.0%
2005 1.07 million number +9.9%
2006 1.14 million number +6.9%
2007 1.18 million number +2.8%
2008 1.27 million number +7.7%
2009 1.37 million number +8.3%
2010 1.40 million number +2.2%
2011 1.49 million number +6.1%
2012 1.63 million number +9.4%
2013 1.72 million number +5.8%
2014 1.88 million number +8.9%
2015 1.80 million number -4.0%
2016 1.91 million number +5.9%
2017 1.87 million number -1.9%
2018 1.92 million number +2.4%
2019 1.97 million number +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 761,992 number 761,992 number 761,992 number 1
2000s 1.04 million number 786,134 number 1.37 million number 10
2010s 1.76 million number 1.40 million number 1.97 million number 10

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

  1. 10 Cote d'Ivoire 113,668 number compare
  2. 11 Democratic Republic of Congo 112,585 number compare
  3. 12 Burkina Faso 107,763 number compare
  4. 13 Benin 97,503 number compare
  5. 14 Philippines 93,540 number compare
  6. 15 Spain 87,654 number compare
  7. 16 Niger 86,041 number compare

See the full ranking of 223 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 1.97 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 1.97 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 761,992 number in 1999.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 4,182 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of male pupils in lower secondary education who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.