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. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
7.03 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
1st
of 1 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, 1972–2019

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 1 Brazil 2.63 million number compare
  2. 2 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 679,135 number compare
  3. 3 Ethiopia 603,755 number compare
  4. 4 Madagascar 572,807 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa β†’

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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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of male pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.