Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 1.14 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.14 million
Change on year
down 14.1%
Rank
94th
of 220 groups
All-time high
1.47 million
in 2007
All-time low
656,904
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) is 1.14 million, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 1.47 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 656,904, in 1970.

That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 94th 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, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 656,904
1971 667,544 +1.6%
1972 673,425 +0.9%
1973 671,315 -0.3%
1974 698,378 +4.0%
1975 794,994 +13.8%
1976 870,002 +9.4%
1977 899,447 +3.4%
1978 968,344 +7.7%
1979 1.05 million +8.7%
1980 1.03 million -2.5%
1981 1.09 million +5.9%
1982 1.05 million -3.7%
1983 1.11 million +6.4%
1984 1.14 million +2.6%
1985 1.08 million -5.7%
1986 1.07 million -0.5%
1987 1.20 million +12.0%
1988 1.20 million -0.1%
1989 1.21 million +0.7%
1990 1.20 million -1.0%
1991 1.25 million +4.8%
1992 1.26 million +0.9%
1993 1.23 million -3.0%
1994 1.24 million +0.8%
1995 1.23 million -0.5%
1996 1.17 million -5.0%
1997 1.26 million +7.4%
1998 1.16 million -7.9%
1999 1.25 million +7.9%
2000 1.31 million +4.8%
2001 1.22 million -6.8%
2002 1.22 million +0.1%
2003 1.20 million -2.0%
2004 1.13 million -5.4%
2005 1.15 million +1.9%
2006 1.14 million -1.0%
2007 1.47 million +28.8%
2008 1.33 million -9.7%
2009 1.39 million +4.6%
2010 1.37 million -1.6%
2011 1.31 million -4.1%
2012 1.25 million -4.8%
2013 1.25 million +0.2%
2014 1.22 million -2.3%
2015 1.13 million -7.5%
2016 1.28 million +13.3%
2017 1.26 million -1.6%
2018 1.23 million -2.8%
2019 1.17 million -4.5%
2020 1.20 million +2.5%
2021 1.21 million +0.6%
2022 1.46 million +20.5%
2023 1.33 million -8.8%
2024 1.14 million -14.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 795,283 656,904 1.05 million 10
1980s 1.12 million 1.03 million 1.21 million 10
1990s 1.22 million 1.16 million 1.26 million 10
2000s 1.26 million 1.13 million 1.47 million 10
2010s 1.25 million 1.13 million 1.37 million 10
2020s 1.27 million 1.14 million 1.46 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)

  1. 91 Thailand 4,870 compare
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  3. 93 Portugal 4,784 compare
  4. 94 Bhutan 4,463 compare
  5. 95 Panama 4,100 compare
  6. 96 Suriname 3,619 compare
  7. 97 Greece 3,597 compare

See the full ranking of 419 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 1.14 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 1.47 million in 2007.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 656,904 in 1970.
How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 94th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
419 places, 15,635 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release