Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 441,485 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
441,485
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
162nd
of 220 groups
All-time high
611,473
in 2014
All-time low
424,189
in 2003
Years of data
25
1996–2020
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1996–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 441,485 for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 611,473 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 424,189, in 2003.
That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 162nd out of 220 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 519,655 | — |
| 1997 | 531,491 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 527,381 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 530,165 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 524,778 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 502,254 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 507,082 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 424,189 | -16.3% |
| 2004 | 428,132 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 457,550 | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 461,424 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 488,880 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 529,720 | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 557,463 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 579,141 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 582,675 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 581,175 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 581,036 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 611,473 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 565,718 | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 546,501 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 483,835 | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 461,516 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 448,379 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 441,485 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 527,173 | 519,655 | 531,491 | 4 |
| 2000s | 488,147 | 424,189 | 557,463 | 10 |
| 2010s | 544,145 | 448,379 | 611,473 | 10 |
| 2020s | 441,485 | 441,485 | 441,485 | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- 159 Bosnia and Herzegovina 145 compare
- 160 Timor-Leste 140 compare
- 161 Cyprus 137 compare
- 162 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 128 compare
- 163 Montenegro 106 compare
- 164 Grenada 96 compare
- 165 British Virgin Islands 83 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.46 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.14 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 907,217 (2016)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 441,485 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 611,473 in 2014.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 424,189 in 2003.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 162nd out of 220 groups with data for 2020.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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