Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 7.03 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
7.03 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
6th
of 42 groups
All-time high
7.03 million number
in 2019
All-time low
2.18 million number
in 1972
Years of data
48
1972–2019
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 7.03 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 7.03 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.18 million number, in 1972.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.18 million number | — |
| 1973 | 2.26 million number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 2.35 million number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 2.37 million number | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 2.50 million number | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 2.62 million number | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 2.64 million number | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 2.88 million number | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 3.16 million number | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 3.28 million number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 3.47 million number | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 3.53 million number | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 3.58 million number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 3.63 million number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 3.77 million number | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 3.86 million number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 3.99 million number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 4.12 million number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 4.03 million number | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 4.11 million number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 4.00 million number | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 4.01 million number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 4.46 million number | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 4.68 million number | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 4.62 million number | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 4.88 million number | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 5.02 million number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 5.09 million number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 5.32 million number | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 5.52 million number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 5.92 million number | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 6.03 million number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 6.28 million number | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 5.95 million number | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 6.08 million number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 6.33 million number | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 6.42 million number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 6.61 million number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 6.48 million number | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 6.48 million number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 6.84 million number | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 6.95 million number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 6.75 million number | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 6.59 million number | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 6.73 million number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 6.96 million number | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 6.99 million number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 7.03 million number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.47 million number | 2.18 million number | 2.88 million number | 8 |
| 1980s | 3.64 million number | 3.16 million number | 4.12 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.49 million number | 4.00 million number | 5.09 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.05 million number | 5.32 million number | 6.61 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.78 million number | 6.48 million number | 7.03 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 3 Ethiopia 603,755 number compare
- 4 Madagascar 572,807 number compare
- 5 Malawi 535,199 number compare
- 6 Iraq 509,088 number compare
- 7 Uganda 394,962 number compare
- 8 Bangladesh 385,686 number compare
- 9 South Africa 370,769 number compare
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.02 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.80 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.21 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 0.7795 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7648 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 7.03 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.03 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.18 million number in 1972.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.