Repeaters, primary, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Repeaters, primary, total was 5.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total 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 total enrollment.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 5.4% for repeaters, primary, total in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 12.4% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2018.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 13th 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, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.9% | — |
| 1971 | 12.0% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 12.2% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 11.4% | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 11.9% | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 12.0% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 11.9% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 11.9% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 12.3% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 11.9% | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 12.4% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 11.6% | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 11.6% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 11.6% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 10.3% | -10.8% |
| 1986 | 9.8% | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 10.3% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 9.5% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 9.5% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 9.3% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 9.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 8.5% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 8.5% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 8.2% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 8.3% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.9% | 11.4% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.9% | 9.5% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 8.1% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.1% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 6.2% | 9 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 5.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 1981.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2018.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 13th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.