Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps was 3.14 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) stood at 3.14 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 3.92 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.05 million, in 1970.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 82nd 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 (number), gaps in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.05 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.11 million | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 2.22 million | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 2.19 million | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 2.28 million | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 2.53 million | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 2.72 million | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 2.83 million | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 2.91 million | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 3.00 million | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 3.02 million | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 3.09 million | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 3.04 million | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 3.17 million | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 3.30 million | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 3.05 million | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 3.04 million | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 3.35 million | +10.4% |
| 1988 | 3.33 million | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 3.36 million | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 3.42 million | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 3.55 million | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 3.60 million | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 3.46 million | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 3.56 million | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 3.55 million | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 3.56 million | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.61 million | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 3.62 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.62 million | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 3.72 million | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 3.50 million | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 3.47 million | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 3.33 million | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 3.20 million | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 3.20 million | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.21 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.92 million | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 3.67 million | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 3.72 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 3.66 million | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 3.54 million | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 3.38 million | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 3.37 million | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.41 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.19 million | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 3.50 million | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 3.48 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.45 million | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.28 million | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 3.32 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 3.27 million | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 3.92 million | +19.9% |
| 2023 | 3.58 million | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 3.14 million | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.48 million | 2.05 million | 3.00 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.18 million | 3.02 million | 3.36 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.55 million | 3.42 million | 3.62 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.49 million | 3.20 million | 3.92 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.42 million | 3.19 million | 3.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.45 million | 3.14 million | 3.92 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8107 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.17 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 3.14 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.92 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.05 million in 1970.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 82nd out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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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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.
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- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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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.