Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 1.28 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.28 million
Change on year
down 4.7%
Rank
75th
of 216 groups
All-time high
1.39 million
in 2022
All-time low
829,391
in 2021
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1998–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1998201120241998: 909.9k1999: 920.0k2000: 963.5k2001: 939.6k2002: 948.6k2003: 894.3k2004: 870.0k2005: 935.9k2006: 1.0M2007: 891.4k2008: 1.1M2009: 982.5k2010: 1.2M2011: 1.1M2012: 1.1M2013: 1.1M2014: 1.2M2015: 1.2M2016: 1.3M2017: 1.3M2018: 1.2M2019: 1.2M2020: 1.2M2021: 829.4k2022: 1.4M2023: 1.3M2024: 1.3M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 1.28 million for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in 2024.

That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 1.39 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 829,391, in 2021.

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 75th 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, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 909,905
1999 920,028 +1.1%
2000 963,535 +4.7%
2001 939,568 -2.5%
2002 948,551 +1.0%
2003 894,307 -5.7%
2004 869,951 -2.7%
2005 935,894 +7.6%
2006 1.02 million +8.5%
2007 891,395 -12.3%
2008 1.07 million +19.8%
2009 982,538 -8.0%
2010 1.15 million +17.3%
2011 1.11 million -3.5%
2012 1.10 million -1.5%
2013 1.14 million +4.3%
2014 1.16 million +1.8%
2015 1.23 million +5.7%
2016 1.26 million +2.9%
2017 1.25 million -0.8%
2018 1.20 million -3.9%
2019 1.18 million -1.7%
2020 1.16 million -1.8%
2021 829,391 -28.7%
2022 1.39 million +67.1%
2023 1.34 million -3.2%
2024 1.28 million -4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 914,966 909,905 920,028 2
2000s 950,987 869,951 1.07 million 10
2010s 1.18 million 1.10 million 1.26 million 10
2020s 1.20 million 829,391 1.39 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

  1. 72 Ecuador 8,626 compare
  2. 73 Mauritania 8,182 compare
  3. 74 Lebanon 8,100 compare
  4. 75 El Salvador 7,197 compare
  5. 76 Belgium 6,971 compare
  6. 77 Lesotho 6,640 compare
  7. 78 Gabon 6,622

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 1.28 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The highest recorded value was 1.39 million in 2022.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The lowest recorded value was 829,391 in 2021.
How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 75th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
407 places, 9,338 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release