Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 910,606 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
910,606 number
Change on year
down 5.1%
Rank
23rd
of 44 groups
All-time high
1.28 million number
in 2000
All-time low
631,884 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 910,606 number for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 1.28 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 631,884 number, in 1970.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 23rd 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, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 631,884 number | — |
| 1971 | 648,199 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 654,153 number | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 647,921 number | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 673,698 number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 767,697 number | +14.0% |
| 1976 | 838,297 number | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 864,389 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 931,652 number | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 1.02 million number | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 999,647 number | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 1.08 million number | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 1.04 million number | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 1.11 million number | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 1.14 million number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 1.08 million number | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 1.07 million number | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.20 million number | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 1.19 million number | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.20 million number | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.19 million number | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.24 million number | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 1.25 million number | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.21 million number | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 1.21 million number | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.19 million number | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.14 million number | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 1.23 million number | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 1.13 million number | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 1.22 million number | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 1.28 million number | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 1.19 million number | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 1.13 million number | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 1.06 million number | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 983,668 number | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 955,684 number | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 968,459 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.05 million number | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 983,558 number | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 985,901 number | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 938,275 number | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 925,320 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 974,544 number | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 952,659 number | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 914,328 number | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 995,631 number | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 981,152 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 959,589 number | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 910,606 number | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 767,966 number | 631,884 number | 1.02 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 million number | 999,647 number | 1.20 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.20 million number | 1.13 million number | 1.25 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 million number | 955,684 number | 1.28 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 953,800 number | 910,606 number | 995,631 number | 10 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 910,606 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 million number in 2000.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 631,884 number in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 23rd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.