Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 265,020 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
265,020
Change on year
down 3.0%
Rank
160th
of 220 groups
All-time high
375,612
in 2014
All-time low
258,608
in 2003
Years of data
25
1996–2020

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1996–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1996200820201996: 342.3k1997: 349.5k1998: 347.7k1999: 343.7k2000: 343.3k2001: 318.9k2002: 320.3k2003: 258.6k2004: 259.3k2005: 273.4k2006: 283.2k2007: 300.1k2008: 316.5k2009: 338.7k2010: 341.0k2011: 352.5k2012: 339.5k2013: 345.3k2014: 375.6k2015: 344.6k2016: 321.4k2017: 297.7k2018: 282.5k2019: 273.2k2020: 265.0k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 265,020 for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in 2020.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 375,612 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 258,608, in 2003.

That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 160th out of 220 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1996 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1996 342,319
1997 349,500 +2.1%
1998 347,706 -0.5%
1999 343,663 -1.2%
2000 343,337 -0.1%
2001 318,851 -7.1%
2002 320,297 +0.5%
2003 258,608 -19.3%
2004 259,286 +0.3%
2005 273,358 +5.4%
2006 283,239 +3.6%
2007 300,095 +6.0%
2008 316,519 +5.5%
2009 338,713 +7.0%
2010 341,008 +0.7%
2011 352,455 +3.4%
2012 339,529 -3.7%
2013 345,326 +1.7%
2014 375,612 +8.8%
2015 344,635 -8.2%
2016 321,386 -6.7%
2017 297,719 -7.4%
2018 282,528 -5.1%
2019 273,182 -3.3%
2020 265,020 -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 345,797 342,319 349,500 4
2000s 301,230 258,608 343,337 10
2010s 327,338 273,182 375,612 10
2020s 265,020 265,020 265,020 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 265,020 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 375,612 in 2014.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 258,608 in 2003.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 160th out of 220 groups with data for 2020.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
419 places, 15,622 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release