Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Arab World
WB: Arab World: 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 WB: Arab World, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Arab World recorded 2.01 million for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 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 WB: Arab World peaked at 2.11 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.28 million, in 2021.
WB: Arab World 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 WB: Arab World, 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% |
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 |
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More education data for WB: Arab World
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Arab World?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Arab World 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 WB: Arab World?
- 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 WB: Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 million in 2021.
- How does WB: Arab World rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- WB: Arab World 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 WB: Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Arab World 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