Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled was 21,864 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 1978–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ALECSO: Gulf Countries is 21,864, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 24.1% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 378,838 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1,368, in 2021.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 197th of 220 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 378,838 | — |
| 1979 | 104,132 | -72.5% |
| 1980 | 364,937 | +250.5% |
| 1981 | 352,467 | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 340,206 | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 329,204 | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 317,493 | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 307,327 | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 297,029 | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 287,689 | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 278,008 | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 264,903 | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 253,597 | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 240,306 | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 226,218 | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 217,167 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 208,679 | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 197,728 | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 188,788 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 181,056 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 170,968 | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 158,823 | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 148,497 | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 136,255 | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 123,830 | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 107,550 | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 98,652 | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 87,062 | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 82,428 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 64,019 | -22.3% |
| 2008 | 64,935 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 57,732 | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 47,317 | -18.0% |
| 2011 | 38,979 | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 32,295 | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 24,646 | -23.7% |
| 2014 | 25,670 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 26,633 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 25,937 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 21,046 | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 16,779 | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 28,999 | +72.8% |
| 2020 | 18,270 | -37.0% |
| 2021 | 1,368 | -92.5% |
| 2022 | 10,896 | +696.8% |
| 2023 | 17,621 | +61.7% |
| 2024 | 21,864 | +24.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ALECSO: Gulf Countries changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +696.8% | 1,368 | 10,896 |
| 1980 | +250.5% | 104,132 | 364,937 |
| 2021 | -92.5% | 18,270 | 1,368 |
| 2019 | +72.8% | 16,779 | 28,999 |
| 1979 | -72.5% | 378,838 | 104,132 |
| 2023 | +61.7% | 10,896 | 17,621 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 241,485 | 104,132 | 378,838 | 2 |
| 1980s | 313,926 | 264,903 | 364,937 | 10 |
| 1990s | 204,333 | 158,823 | 253,597 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97,096 | 57,732 | 148,497 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,830 | 16,779 | 47,317 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,004 | 1,368 | 21,864 | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 379,059 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 21,864 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 378,838 in 1978.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,368 in 2021.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 197th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) with 722 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) with 722 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.