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
Repeaters, primary, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
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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About this data
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.