Repeaters, primary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Repeaters, primary, male was 6.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
6.7%
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
12th
of 42 groups
All-time high
13.7%
in 1981
All-time low
6.7%
in 2018
Years of data
49
1970–2018

Repeaters, primary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2018

051015197019942018

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters, primary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 6.7%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 13.7% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2018.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 12th of 42 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.

Repeaters, primary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970 to 2018.
Year % of male enrollment Change
1970 12.5%
1971 12.6% +1.0%
1972 13.2% +4.3%
1973 12.3% -6.5%
1974 12.4% +0.3%
1975 12.8% +3.6%
1976 13.0% +1.5%
1977 13.0% -0.3%
1978 12.9% -0.9%
1979 13.1% +2.2%
1980 13.2% +0.7%
1981 13.7% +3.3%
1982 13.1% -4.2%
1983 13.0% -0.9%
1984 13.1% +1.2%
1985 11.7% -11.1%
1986 11.2% -4.3%
1987 11.7% +4.5%
1988 11.0% -5.5%
1989 10.8% -1.8%
1990 11.0% +1.6%
1991 10.8% -1.8%
1992 10.9% +1.0%
1993 10.1% -7.3%
1994 10.0% -0.8%
1995 10.0% -0.3%
1996 9.9% -1.3%
1997 9.7% -1.4%
1998 10.1% +3.9%
1999 9.6% -5.0%
2000 9.8% +1.9%
2001 9.1% -6.9%
2002 8.6% -5.9%
2003 8.0% -6.7%
2004 7.4% -7.2%
2005 7.2% -2.9%
2006 7.7% +6.5%
2007 7.9% +2.8%
2008 7.8% -1.3%
2009 7.9% +1.3%
2010 7.5% -5.0%
2011 7.3% -2.6%
2012 7.0% -3.9%
2013 7.0% -0.2%
2014 7.2% +2.6%
2015 6.8% -5.0%
2016 6.9% +1.6%
2017 6.9% -1.3%
2018 6.7% -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12.8% 12.3% 13.2% 10
1980s 12.2% 10.8% 13.7% 10
1990s 10.2% 9.6% 11.0% 10
2000s 8.1% 7.2% 9.8% 10
2010s 7.0% 6.7% 7.5% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters, primary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Repeaters, primary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 6.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest repeaters, primary, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 1981.
What is the lowest repeaters, primary, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2018.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for repeaters, primary, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 12th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
Is repeaters, primary, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment)
Unit
% of male enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 6,171 data points, 1970–2019
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Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.