Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) (primary) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) (primary) was 849,421 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
849,421
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
110th
of 220 groups
All-time high
973,557
in 1999
All-time low
590,674
in 1973
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 849,421 for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 973,557 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 590,674, in 1973.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 110th 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 54 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) (primary) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 605,568 | — |
| 1972 | 613,034 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 590,674 | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 603,435 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 675,852 | +12.0% |
| 1976 | 723,066 | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 731,708 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 772,440 | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 793,790 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 831,931 | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 917,736 | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 876,070 | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 967,748 | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 970,769 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 904,778 | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 885,356 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 927,949 | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 928,600 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 907,626 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 879,807 | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 880,168 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 858,580 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 898,190 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 896,605 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 895,162 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 910,824 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 965,332 | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 926,141 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 973,557 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 959,016 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 921,090 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 894,170 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 850,374 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 817,178 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 804,979 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 822,296 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 889,860 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 888,330 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 917,927 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 938,708 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 888,804 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 887,206 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 922,287 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 912,707 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 877,471 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 963,782 | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 916,270 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 895,937 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 861,793 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 844,082 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 752,542 | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 866,624 | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 867,192 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 849,421 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 678,841 | 590,674 | 793,790 | 9 |
| 1980s | 911,856 | 831,931 | 970,769 | 10 |
| 1990s | 908,437 | 858,580 | 973,557 | 10 |
| 2000s | 876,522 | 804,979 | 959,016 | 10 |
| 2010s | 906,496 | 861,793 | 963,782 | 10 |
| 2020s | 835,972 | 752,542 | 867,192 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 107 Jamaica 1,944 compare
- 108 Sao Tome and Principe 1,792 compare
- 109 Czechia 1,555 compare
- 110 Cuba 1,489 compare
- 111 New Caledonia 1,327 compare
- 112 Ukraine 1,326 compare
- 113 Cape Verde 1,264 compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 849,421 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 973,557 in 1999.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 590,674 in 1973.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 110th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release