Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 2.03 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 2.03 million, measured in 2024.
The figure 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 2.49 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.30 million, in 2021.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 77th out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.43 million | — |
| 2000 | 2.49 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 2.36 million | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 2.30 million | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.05 million | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 2.07 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.11 million | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 2.23 million | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 1.89 million | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 2.18 million | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 1.90 million | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 2.12 million | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 2.02 million | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.95 million | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 2.00 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.99 million | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.04 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 2.11 million | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.00 million | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 1.98 million | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.94 million | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.84 million | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 1.30 million | -29.2% |
| 2022 | 2.13 million | +63.5% |
| 2023 | 2.14 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.03 million | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.43 million | 2.43 million | 2.43 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.16 million | 1.89 million | 2.49 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.01 million | 1.94 million | 2.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 million | 1.30 million | 2.14 million | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 2.03 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million in 2021.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 77th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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