Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled was 1.21 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in MDG: Western Asia, 1978–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in MDG: Western Asia is 1.21 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 1.23 million in 1984 and was at its lowest, 624,862, in 2004.
That places MDG: Western Asia 109th out of 220 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 998,488 | — |
| 1979 | 750,065 | -24.9% |
| 1980 | 1.06 million | +41.1% |
| 1981 | 1.08 million | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.15 million | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 1.20 million | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 1.23 million | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.22 million | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.19 million | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 1.21 million | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.19 million | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.17 million | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.19 million | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.17 million | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.09 million | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 1.02 million | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 983,878 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 942,809 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 883,925 | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 867,986 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 839,381 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 789,748 | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 841,090 | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 806,376 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 774,957 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 669,075 | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 624,862 | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 736,784 | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 843,510 | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 890,056 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 921,965 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 936,910 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 936,640 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 984,605 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 978,663 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 988,818 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.03 million | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.02 million | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 million | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.03 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.05 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.08 million | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.09 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.03 million | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 1.18 million | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 1.20 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.21 million | +1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in MDG: Western Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +41.1% | 750,065 | 1.06 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 874,276 | 750,065 | 998,488 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.17 million | 1.06 million | 1.23 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 976,316 | 789,748 | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 804,558 | 624,862 | 936,910 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million | 936,640 | 1.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 million | 1.03 million | 1.21 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
- 106 Cape Verde 2,868 compare
- 107 Switzerland 2,831 compare
- 108 Ecuador 2,826 compare
- 109 Sao Tome and Principe 2,752 compare
- 110 Jamaica 2,653 compare
- 111 Czechia 1,894 compare
- 112 Ukraine 1,799 compare
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7723 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in MDG: Western Asia?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled in MDG: Western Asia was 1.21 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 million in 1984.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 624,862 in 2004.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 109th out of 220 groups with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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.