Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 890,059 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
890,059 number
Change on year
down 5.0%
Rank
24th
of 44 groups
All-time high
1.18 million number
in 2000
All-time low
606,792 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 890,059 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 1.18 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 606,792 number, in 1970.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 24th out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 606,792 number | — |
| 1971 | 621,747 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 624,869 number | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 617,112 number | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 640,489 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 732,761 number | +14.4% |
| 1976 | 801,993 number | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 826,654 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 892,718 number | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 977,992 number | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 957,121 number | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 1.03 million number | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 987,954 number | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 1.05 million number | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 1.08 million number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 1.01 million number | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 1.00 million number | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.12 million number | +12.3% |
| 1988 | 1.11 million number | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.12 million number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.10 million number | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.15 million number | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 1.16 million number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.12 million number | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 1.10 million number | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.09 million number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.03 million number | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 1.12 million number | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 1.03 million number | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 1.12 million number | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 1.18 million number | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 1.08 million number | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 1.03 million number | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 962,404 number | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 890,690 number | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 867,251 number | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 898,739 number | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 993,019 number | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 924,868 number | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 960,376 number | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 936,120 number | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 898,221 number | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 895,950 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 946,431 number | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 929,094 number | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 887,371 number | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 968,696 number | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 953,502 number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 936,839 number | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 890,059 number | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 734,313 number | 606,792 number | 977,992 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 million number | 957,121 number | 1.12 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.10 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.16 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 978,376 number | 867,251 number | 1.18 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 924,228 number | 887,371 number | 968,696 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 21 Morocco 127,617 number compare
- 22 Rwanda 114,622 number compare
- 23 Haiti 114,497 number compare
- 24 Kenya 105,816 number compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 100,225 number compare
- 26 Tanzania, United Republic of 98,535 number compare
- 27 Afghanistan 97,015 number compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of infant deaths, female, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 890,059 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million number in 2000.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 606,792 number in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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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Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.