Repeaters in lower secondary general education … lower both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Repeaters in lower secondary general education … lower both sexes was 2.01 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1998–2024
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 … lower both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in lower secondary general education … lower both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +64.8% | 1.28 million | 2.10 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
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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February 2026 Data Release