Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 2.23 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 2.23 million for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 2.50 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.49 million, in 2021.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 72nd 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.44 million | — |
| 2000 | 2.50 million | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 2.38 million | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 2.33 million | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.08 million | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 2.12 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 2.16 million | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 2.35 million | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 2.06 million | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 2.39 million | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 2.05 million | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 2.32 million | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 2.21 million | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 2.16 million | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.16 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.14 million | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.19 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.25 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 2.14 million | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 2.11 million | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.08 million | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.98 million | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 1.49 million | -24.7% |
| 2022 | 2.33 million | +56.3% |
| 2023 | 2.34 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 2.23 million | -4.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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 | +56.3% | 1.49 million | 2.33 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.44 million | 2.44 million | 2.44 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.24 million | 2.05 million | 2.50 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 million | 2.08 million | 2.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.07 million | 1.49 million | 2.34 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 2.23 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: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.50 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million in 2021.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 72nd out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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