Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Arab World
Arab World: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 933,669 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Arab World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Arab World stood at 933,669 number.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Arab World peaked at 1.20 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 611,200 number, in 1970.
Arab World ranks 21st of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 720,838 number | 611,200 number | 950,977 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 953,815 number | 912,349 number | 995,259 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 million number | 925,063 number | 1.16 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 million number | 988,948 number | 1.20 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 996,617 number | 933,669 number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 19.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Arab World?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Arab World was 933,669 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million number in 2000.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 611,200 number in 1970.
- How does Arab World rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Arab World ranks 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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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Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.