Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both … gaps filled both in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both … gaps filled both was 29,955 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 1978–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ALECSO: Gulf Countries stood at 29,955.
The figure is up 30.5% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 492,718 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 2,199, in 2021.
That places ALECSO: Gulf Countries 200th out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both … gaps filled both in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 492,718 | — |
| 1979 | 145,858 | -70.4% |
| 1980 | 480,762 | +229.6% |
| 1981 | 469,945 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 458,772 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 450,655 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 441,425 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 433,587 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 425,695 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 418,764 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 411,490 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 398,618 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 387,072 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 370,808 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 356,261 | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 346,021 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 338,551 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 326,712 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 316,715 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 307,419 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 295,597 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 279,222 | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 266,499 | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 250,641 | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 232,815 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 208,082 | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 196,107 | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 172,320 | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 152,914 | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 114,901 | -24.9% |
| 2008 | 119,787 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 107,317 | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 92,964 | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 77,435 | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 60,054 | -22.4% |
| 2013 | 44,453 | -26.0% |
| 2014 | 44,196 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 52,275 | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 45,661 | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 36,724 | -19.6% |
| 2018 | 30,204 | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 59,367 | +96.6% |
| 2020 | 31,748 | -46.5% |
| 2021 | 2,199 | -93.1% |
| 2022 | 16,503 | +650.6% |
| 2023 | 22,954 | +39.1% |
| 2024 | 29,955 | +30.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both … gaps filled both in ALECSO: Gulf Countries changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +650.6% | 2,199 | 16,503 |
| 1980 | +229.6% | 145,858 | 480,762 |
| 2019 | +96.6% | 30,204 | 59,367 |
| 2021 | -93.1% | 31,748 | 2,199 |
| 1979 | -70.4% | 492,718 | 145,858 |
| 2020 | -46.5% | 59,367 | 31,748 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 319,288 | 145,858 | 492,718 | 2 |
| 1980s | 438,971 | 398,618 | 480,762 | 10 |
| 1990s | 332,438 | 279,222 | 387,072 | 10 |
| 2000s | 182,138 | 107,317 | 266,499 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,333 | 30,204 | 92,964 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,672 | 2,199 | 31,748 | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 29,955 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 492,718 in 1978.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,199 in 2021.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 200th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.