Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 1.34 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.34 million
Change on year
down 8.3%
Rank
104th
of 220 groups
All-time high
1.54 million
in 2000
All-time low
824,766
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 1.34 million for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 1.54 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 824,766, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 104th 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 55 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 824,766 | — |
| 1971 | 871,595 | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 964,209 | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 907,217 | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 929,296 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.01 million | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 1.07 million | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 1.09 million | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.11 million | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.18 million | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 1.23 million | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 1.31 million | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 1.26 million | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 1.28 million | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.34 million | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 1.17 million | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 1.15 million | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 1.25 million | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 1.24 million | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.21 million | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.25 million | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.33 million | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 1.30 million | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.31 million | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.37 million | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 1.33 million | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.39 million | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 1.42 million | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.51 million | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 1.44 million | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 1.54 million | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 1.47 million | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.40 million | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.38 million | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.28 million | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 1.29 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.41 million | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 1.44 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.40 million | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.42 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.37 million | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.34 million | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.32 million | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.39 million | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.45 million | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.42 million | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.52 million | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 1.52 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.53 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.43 million | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 1.37 million | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.25 million | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 1.53 million | +22.0% |
| 2023 | 1.46 million | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 1.34 million | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 995,820 | 824,766 | 1.18 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.24 million | 1.15 million | 1.34 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 million | 1.25 million | 1.51 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.40 million | 1.28 million | 1.54 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 million | 1.32 million | 1.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 million | 1.25 million | 1.53 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.48 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 1.34 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 824,766 in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 104th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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