Number of repeaters in all grades of primary education in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Number of repeaters in all grades of primary education was 305 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
305
Change on year
up 30,400.0%
World rank
53rd
of 69 countries
All-time high
12,758
in 1995
All-time low
1
in 2022
Years of data
38
1974–2023

Number of repeaters in all grades of primary education in United Arab Emirates, 1974–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1974199820231974: 7.0k1975: 7.5k1976: 7.1k1977: 7.1k1978: 6.2k1979: 6.7k1980: 6.4k1981: 6.6k1982: 6.9k1983: 6.8k1984: 7.1k1985: 8.8k1986: 8.6k1987: 10.2k1988: 10.3k1989: 10.2k1990: 10.1k1991: 10.0k1992: 9.4k1993: 9.3k1994: 11.9k1995: 12.8k1996: 12.1k1997: 10.8k1998: 11.3k1999: 9.4k2000: 9.3k2001: 8.6k2002: 8.0k2003: 6.5k2004: 5.7k2005: 4.9k2006: 5.3k2018: 1.1k2019: 1.1k2020: 2382022: 12023: 305

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2023, number of repeaters in all grades of primary education in United Arab Emirates stood at 305.

That represents a change of up 30,400.0% on the previous year and down 71.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of repeaters in all grades of primary education in United Arab Emirates peaked at 12,758 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2022.

That places United Arab Emirates 53rd out of 69 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.

Number of repeaters in all grades of primary education in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Number of repeaters in all grades of primary education in United Arab Emirates, 1974 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1974 6,962
1975 7,462 +7.2%
1976 7,072 -5.2%
1977 7,132 +0.8%
1978 6,163 -13.6%
1979 6,715 +9.0%
1980 6,418 -4.4%
1981 6,629 +3.3%
1982 6,907 +4.2%
1983 6,815 -1.3%
1984 7,118 +4.4%
1985 8,789 +23.5%
1986 8,638 -1.7%
1987 10,250 +18.7%
1988 10,252 +0.0%
1989 10,194 -0.6%
1990 10,095 -1.0%
1991 9,974 -1.2%
1992 9,419 -5.6%
1993 9,317 -1.1%
1994 11,891 +27.6%
1995 12,758 +7.3%
1996 12,130 -4.9%
1997 10,823 -10.8%
1998 11,345 +4.8%
1999 9,436 -16.8%
2000 9,316 -1.3%
2001 8,649 -7.2%
2002 8,043 -7.0%
2003 6,534 -18.8%
2004 5,707 -12.7%
2005 4,898 -14.2%
2006 5,340 +9.0%
2018 1,074 -79.9%
2019 1,071 -0.3%
2020 238 -77.8%
2022 1 -99.6%
2023 305 +30400.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6,918 6,163 7,462 6
1980s 8,201 6,418 10,252 10
1990s 10,719 9,317 12,758 10
2000s 6,927 4,898 9,316 7
2010s 1,072 1,071 1,074 2
2020s 181.33 1 305 3

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 50 Belarus 398 compare
  2. 51 Lithuania 337 compare
  3. 52 Palestine, State of 306 compare
  4. 54 Croatia 172 compare
  5. 55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 145 compare
  6. 56 Cyprus 137 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of repeaters in all grades of primary education in United Arab Emirates?
Number of repeaters in all grades of primary education in United Arab Emirates was 305 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest number of repeaters in all grades of primary education recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 12,758 in 1995.
What is the lowest number of repeaters in all grades of primary education recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2022.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for number of repeaters in all grades of primary education?
United Arab Emirates ranks 53rd out of 69 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of repeaters in all grades of primary education rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is down 71.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Number of repeaters in all grades of primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of repeaters in all grades of primary education
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Coverage
69 places, 2,074 data points, 1971–2025
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