Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 2.56 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 2.56 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 3.25 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.12 million, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 98th out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.34 million | 2.12 million | 2.62 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.83 million | 2.69 million | 2.96 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.96 million | 2.77 million | 3.13 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.87 million | 2.64 million | 3.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.79 million | 2.68 million | 2.92 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 million | 2.31 million | 2.80 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 2.56 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.25 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 million in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 98th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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