Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 889,977 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
889,977 number
Change on year
down 5.0%
Rank
25th
of 44 groups
All-time high
1.17 million number
in 2000
All-time low
603,989 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 889,977 number for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 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 (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 1.17 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 603,989 number, in 1970.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th of 44 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.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 603,989 number | — |
| 1971 | 618,886 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 621,903 number | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 614,017 number | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 637,264 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 729,421 number | +14.5% |
| 1976 | 798,556 number | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 823,123 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 889,110 number | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 974,319 number | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 953,384 number | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 1.03 million number | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 984,055 number | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 1.05 million number | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 1.08 million number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 1.01 million number | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 997,038 number | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.12 million number | +12.3% |
| 1988 | 1.11 million number | -0.9% |
| 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 | 1.11 million number | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 1.10 million number | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.08 million number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.03 million number | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 1.12 million number | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 1.02 million number | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 1.11 million number | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 1.17 million number | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 1.08 million number | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 1.03 million number | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 960,065 number | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 890,394 number | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 866,002 number | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 897,698 number | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 992,061 number | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 924,002 number | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 960,376 number | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 936,120 number | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 897,066 number | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 894,611 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 946,105 number | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 928,763 number | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 886,952 number | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 968,606 number | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 953,320 number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 936,742 number | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 889,977 number | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 731,059 number | 603,989 number | 974,319 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 million number | 953,384 number | 1.12 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.10 million number | 1.02 million number | 1.16 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 976,744 number | 866,002 number | 1.17 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 923,826 number | 886,952 number | 968,606 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 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
- 28 Guinea 95,297 number compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 0-14 32.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.1% (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 -3.23 % 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 -2.51 % 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 (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 889,977 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 million number in 2000.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 603,989 number in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- 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 (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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Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.