Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 2.59 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.59 million
Change on year
down 6.2%
Rank
96th
of 220 groups
All-time high
3.72 million
in 1992
All-time low
2.34 million
in 2021
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 2.59 million for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 3.72 million in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.34 million, in 2021.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 96th of 220 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.47 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.43 million | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 2.52 million | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 2.48 million | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 2.56 million | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 2.78 million | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 2.95 million | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 3.03 million | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 3.13 million | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 2.90 million | -7.2% |
| 1980 | 3.31 million | +14.2% |
| 1981 | 3.46 million | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 3.40 million | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 3.51 million | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 3.63 million | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 3.36 million | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 3.33 million | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 3.62 million | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 3.57 million | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 3.58 million | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 3.61 million | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 3.71 million | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 3.72 million | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 3.54 million | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 3.59 million | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.54 million | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 3.53 million | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 3.56 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 3.55 million | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 3.53 million | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 3.62 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 3.38 million | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 3.20 million | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 2.95 million | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 2.74 million | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 2.72 million | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.87 million | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 2.98 million | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 2.88 million | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.94 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 2.85 million | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.76 million | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 2.71 million | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.82 million | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 2.92 million | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.83 million | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 3.00 million | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 2.92 million | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.90 million | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.77 million | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 2.60 million | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 2.34 million | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 2.83 million | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 2.76 million | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 2.59 million | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.73 million | 2.43 million | 3.13 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.48 million | 3.31 million | 3.63 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.59 million | 3.53 million | 3.72 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.03 million | 2.72 million | 3.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.85 million | 2.71 million | 3.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.62 million | 2.34 million | 2.83 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 2.59 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 3.72 million in 1992.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.34 million in 2021.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 96th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release