Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) (primary) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) (primary) was 502,607 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
502,607
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
123rd
of 220 groups
All-time high
541,342
in 2016
All-time low
208,724
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) recorded 502,607 for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 541,342 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 208,724, in 1972.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 123rd of 220 groups on this measure, 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, female (number) (primary) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 227,385 | — |
| 1971 | 214,516 | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 208,724 | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 216,927 | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 221,300 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 273,486 | +23.6% |
| 1976 | 281,325 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 256,706 | -8.8% |
| 1978 | 293,915 | +14.5% |
| 1979 | 365,048 | +24.2% |
| 1980 | 305,978 | -16.2% |
| 1981 | 389,617 | +27.3% |
| 1982 | 330,759 | -15.1% |
| 1983 | 385,275 | +16.5% |
| 1984 | 367,520 | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 385,096 | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 371,997 | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 411,098 | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 415,414 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 414,657 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 394,403 | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 402,566 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 368,887 | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 399,272 | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 388,676 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 390,363 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 391,265 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 443,144 | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 400,071 | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 415,045 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 412,900 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 380,387 | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 371,079 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 340,402 | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 326,599 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 325,432 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 369,661 | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 473,672 | +28.1% |
| 2008 | 452,229 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 498,885 | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 509,049 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 516,863 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 528,341 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 509,576 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 504,849 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 508,642 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 541,342 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 518,613 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 518,025 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 499,599 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 484,963 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 438,352 | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 494,972 | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 508,785 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 502,607 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 255,933 | 208,724 | 365,048 | 10 |
| 1980s | 377,741 | 305,978 | 415,414 | 10 |
| 1990s | 399,369 | 368,887 | 443,144 | 10 |
| 2000s | 395,125 | 325,432 | 498,885 | 10 |
| 2010s | 515,490 | 499,599 | 541,342 | 10 |
| 2020s | 485,936 | 438,352 | 508,785 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 502,607 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 541,342 in 2016.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 208,724 in 1972.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 123rd out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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