Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 1.65 million in 2024. β² Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 1.65 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 2.04 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.43 million, in 1971.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 86th of 220 groups on this measure, 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 | 1.56 million | 1.43 million | 1.70 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.80 million | 1.70 million | 1.90 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.89 million | 1.79 million | 2.03 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.80 million | 1.64 million | 2.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 million | 1.70 million | 1.87 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 million | 1.49 million | 1.82 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 1.65 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 million in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 86th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release