Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): 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
95th
of 220 groups
All-time high
1.47 million
in 2007
All-time low
654,289
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) stood at 1.14 million.
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 (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 1.47 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 654,289, in 1970.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 95th 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 654,289 | — |
| 1971 | 664,895 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 670,707 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 668,506 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 695,471 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 791,991 | +13.9% |
| 1976 | 866,906 | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 896,261 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 965,070 | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 1.05 million | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 1.02 million | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.08 million | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 1.04 million | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 1.11 million | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 1.14 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 1.07 million | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 1.07 million | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.20 million | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 1.20 million | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.20 million | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.19 million | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.25 million | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 1.26 million | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.22 million | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.23 million | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.22 million | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.16 million | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 1.25 million | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 1.15 million | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 1.24 million | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 1.30 million | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 1.22 million | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 1.22 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.20 million | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.13 million | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.15 million | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.14 million | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.47 million | +28.9% |
| 2008 | 1.33 million | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 1.39 million | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.37 million | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.31 million | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.25 million | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.25 million | +0.3% |
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 792,321 | 654,289 | 1.05 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 million | 1.02 million | 1.20 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 million | 1.15 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 (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % 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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 654,289 in 1970.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 95th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- 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 (ida & Ibrd) 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