Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 1.69 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), 1971–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) is 1.69 million, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) peaked at 1.69 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 531,169, in 1971.
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 115th of 220 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 531,169 | — |
| 1972 | 554,041 | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 581,982 | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 604,792 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 627,492 | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 703,993 | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 698,939 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 649,603 | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 695,528 | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 708,155 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 794,771 | +12.2% |
| 1982 | 931,261 | +17.2% |
| 1983 | 1.06 million | +13.4% |
| 1984 | 1.07 million | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.09 million | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.06 million | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 1.11 million | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 1.11 million | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.11 million | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.14 million | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 1.15 million | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.05 million | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 1.05 million | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.04 million | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.03 million | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 997,047 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.00 million | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 989,132 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 978,485 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.06 million | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 1.02 million | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 997,391 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 887,473 | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 845,835 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 1.03 million | +21.6% |
| 2006 | 1.21 million | +17.2% |
| 2007 | 1.38 million | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 1.42 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.47 million | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.51 million | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.54 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.56 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.60 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.66 million | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.64 million | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.65 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.61 million | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.63 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.66 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.69 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 627,504 | 531,169 | 703,993 | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.00 million | 708,155 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 million | 978,485 | 1.15 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 million | 845,835 | 1.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 million | 1.51 million | 1.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 million | 1.69 million | 1.69 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 348,275 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.55 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.32 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 625,738 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.19 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.43 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.52 million (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.59 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.30 million (2016)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) was 1.69 million in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The lowest recorded value was 531,169 in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 115th out of 220 groups with data for 2020.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release