Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 7.03 million number in 2019. β² Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1972β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 7.03 million number for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 peaked at 7.03 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.18 million number, in 1972.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.48 million number | 2.18 million number | 2.89 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
- 1 Brazil 2.63 million number compare
- 2 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 679,135 number compare
- 3 Ethiopia 603,755 number compare
- 4 Madagascar 572,807 number compare
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 32.03 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 15.81 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 progr 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.78 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.767 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?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.18 million number in 1972.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 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 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.