Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 2.05 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.05 million
Change on year
down 8.2%
Rank
111th
of 220 groups
All-time high
2.46 million
in 2000
All-time low
1.32 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 2.05 million for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 2.46 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.32 million, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 111th 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.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.32 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.36 million | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 1.47 million | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 1.40 million | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 1.43 million | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 1.58 million | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 1.69 million | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 1.73 million | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.80 million | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 1.97 million | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 1.98 million | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.14 million | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 2.01 million | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 2.08 million | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 2.15 million | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1.90 million | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 1.86 million | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 2.00 million | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 1.98 million | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.93 million | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.94 million | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 2.06 million | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 2.01 million | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 2.06 million | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 2.11 million | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 2.06 million | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 2.14 million | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 2.26 million | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 2.29 million | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 2.32 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 2.46 million | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 2.32 million | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 2.21 million | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 2.17 million | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.03 million | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 2.01 million | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.18 million | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 2.27 million | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.15 million | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 2.21 million | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.13 million | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 2.06 million | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.04 million | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.16 million | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 2.21 million | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.15 million | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.33 million | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 2.32 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.32 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.17 million | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 2.09 million | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 1.92 million | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 2.32 million | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 2.24 million | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 2.05 million | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.58 million | 1.32 million | 1.97 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.00 million | 1.86 million | 2.15 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.12 million | 1.94 million | 2.32 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.20 million | 2.01 million | 2.46 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.19 million | 2.04 million | 2.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 million | 1.92 million | 2.32 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- 108 Cuba 4,635 compare
- 109 Jamaica 4,597 compare
- 110 Sao Tome and Principe 4,544 compare
- 111 Cape Verde 4,132 compare
- 112 Czechia 3,449 compare
- 113 Ukraine 3,125 compare
- 114 New Caledonia 3,090 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 2.05 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.46 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 111th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release