Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 1.53 million in 2024. β² Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 1.53 million.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 1.74 million in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1.26 million, in 1979.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 92nd 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 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.36 million | 1.26 million | 1.47 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.62 million | 1.52 million | 1.74 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 million | 1.55 million | 1.63 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.46 million | 1.28 million | 1.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 million | 1.52 million | 1.69 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.50 million | 1.34 million | 1.58 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 23.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 1.53 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 million in 1984.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 million in 1979.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 92nd out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release