Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 2.01 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.01 million
Change on year
down 5.0%
Rank
80th
of 216 groups
All-time high
2.11 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.28 million
in 2021
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1998–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998201120241998: 1.6M1999: 1.7M2000: 1.8M2001: 1.7M2002: 1.7M2003: 1.7M2004: 1.7M2005: 1.8M2006: 1.9M2007: 1.6M2008: 1.9M2009: 1.8M2010: 2.0M2011: 2.0M2012: 1.9M2013: 2.0M2014: 2.0M2015: 2.0M2016: 2.1M2017: 2.0M2018: 2.0M2019: 1.9M2020: 1.8M2021: 1.3M2022: 2.1M2023: 2.1M2024: 2.0M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 2.01 million for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 2.11 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.28 million, in 2021.

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 80th of 216 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 1.62 million
1999 1.70 million +5.2%
2000 1.78 million +4.6%
2001 1.72 million -3.5%
2002 1.72 million -0.0%
2003 1.72 million +0.1%
2004 1.74 million +1.2%
2005 1.80 million +3.1%
2006 1.93 million +7.3%
2007 1.61 million -16.2%
2008 1.94 million +20.1%
2009 1.81 million -6.9%
2010 2.04 million +12.8%
2011 1.95 million -4.2%
2012 1.88 million -3.5%
2013 1.97 million +4.7%
2014 1.97 million -0.3%
2015 2.01 million +2.4%
2016 2.09 million +3.6%
2017 1.98 million -5.2%
2018 1.96 million -1.1%
2019 1.91 million -2.1%
2020 1.81 million -5.2%
2021 1.28 million -29.6%
2022 2.10 million +64.8%
2023 2.11 million +0.5%
2024 2.01 million -5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.66 million 1.62 million 1.70 million 2
2000s 1.78 million 1.61 million 1.94 million 10
2010s 1.98 million 1.88 million 2.09 million 10
2020s 1.86 million 1.28 million 2.11 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

  1. 77 Ecuador 13,457 compare
  2. 78 Belgium 12,289 compare
  3. 79 El Salvador 12,005 compare
  4. 80 Austria 11,574 compare
  5. 81 Ghana 11,544 compare
  6. 82 Costa Rica 10,911 compare
  7. 83 Zimbabwe 10,796 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 2.01 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
The highest recorded value was 2.11 million in 2023.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.28 million in 2021.
How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 80th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 10,178 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release