Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 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, male was 1.42 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.42 million
Change on year
down 4.4%
Rank
66th
of 216 groups
All-time high
1.68 million
in 1999
All-time low
946,783
in 2021
Years of data
26
1999–2024

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

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1999201120241999: 1.7M2000: 1.7M2001: 1.6M2002: 1.5M2003: 1.3M2004: 1.3M2005: 1.4M2006: 1.4M2007: 1.3M2008: 1.5M2009: 1.3M2010: 1.4M2011: 1.4M2012: 1.3M2013: 1.3M2014: 1.3M2015: 1.4M2016: 1.4M2017: 1.4M2018: 1.3M2019: 1.3M2020: 1.3M2021: 946.8k2022: 1.5M2023: 1.5M2024: 1.4M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries stood at 1.42 million.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 1.68 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 946,783, in 2021.

That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 66th 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, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 1.68 million
2000 1.65 million -1.6%
2001 1.56 million -5.3%
2002 1.52 million -2.5%
2003 1.32 million -13.3%
2004 1.33 million +1.0%
2005 1.40 million +4.7%
2006 1.44 million +3.2%
2007 1.31 million -9.4%
2008 1.45 million +11.0%
2009 1.25 million -13.8%
2010 1.41 million +12.7%
2011 1.36 million -3.5%
2012 1.31 million -3.5%
2013 1.32 million +1.0%
2014 1.32 million -0.6%
2015 1.38 million +4.6%
2016 1.40 million +1.7%
2017 1.38 million -1.5%
2018 1.34 million -2.8%
2019 1.33 million -1.1%
2020 1.32 million -0.8%
2021 946,783 -28.0%
2022 1.53 million +61.3%
2023 1.48 million -3.0%
2024 1.42 million -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.68 million 1.68 million 1.68 million 1
2000s 1.42 million 1.25 million 1.65 million 10
2010s 1.35 million 1.31 million 1.41 million 10
2020s 1.34 million 946,783 1.53 million 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 1.42 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
The highest recorded value was 1.68 million in 1999.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 946,783 in 2021.
How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 66th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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, 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