Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 1.97 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 1.97 million number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 peaked at 1.97 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 763,368 number, in 1999.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 11th out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
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, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 763,368 number | — |
| 2000 | 787,371 number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 828,152 number | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 843,249 number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 904,624 number | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 976,656 number | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 1.07 million number | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 1.15 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 763,368 number | 763,368 number | 763,368 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.04 million number | 787,371 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
- 8 Mali 132,312 number compare
- 9 Ethiopia 122,780 number compare
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 113,668 number compare
- 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 112,585 number compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 107,763 number compare
- 13 Benin 97,503 number compare
- 14 Philippines 93,540 number compare
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.03 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.81 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.22 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.78 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.767 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 763,368 number in 1999.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th 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?
- 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 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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Number of male pupils in lower secondary education who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.