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

Latest (2024)
2.03 million
Change on year
down 5.0%
Rank
77th
of 216 groups
All-time high
2.49 million
in 2000
All-time low
1.30 million
in 2021
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1999–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1999201120241999: 2.4M2000: 2.5M2001: 2.4M2002: 2.3M2003: 2.1M2004: 2.1M2005: 2.1M2006: 2.2M2007: 1.9M2008: 2.2M2009: 1.9M2010: 2.1M2011: 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

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

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1999 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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  5. 78 Belgium 12,289 compare
  6. 79 El Salvador 12,005 compare
  7. 80 Austria 11,574 compare

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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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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