Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 2.00 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.00 million
Change on year
down 5.1%
Rank
83rd
of 216 groups
All-time high
2.11 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.27 million
in 2021
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UIS: Arab States, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UIS: Arab States stood at 2.00 million.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UIS: Arab States peaked at 2.11 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.27 million, in 2021.
That places UIS: Arab States 83rd out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.62 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.70 million | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 1.78 million | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 1.72 million | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.72 million | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.72 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.74 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.79 million | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.92 million | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 1.61 million | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 1.93 million | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 1.80 million | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 2.03 million | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 1.95 million | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.88 million | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.96 million | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.96 million | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.01 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.08 million | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.97 million | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 1.95 million | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.91 million | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.81 million | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 1.27 million | -29.7% |
| 2022 | 2.10 million | +65.1% |
| 2023 | 2.11 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.00 million | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.66 million | 1.62 million | 1.70 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.77 million | 1.61 million | 1.93 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.97 million | 1.88 million | 2.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 million | 1.27 million | 2.11 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UIS: Arab States?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UIS: Arab States was 2.00 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 UIS: Arab States?
- 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 UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 million in 2021.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 83rd out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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