Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 1.31 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.31 million number
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
21st
of 44 groups
All-time high
1.67 million number
in 1999
All-time low
1.24 million number
in 2009
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1999–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1999200920191999: 1.7M number2000: 1.6M number2001: 1.6M number2002: 1.5M number2003: 1.3M number2004: 1.3M number2005: 1.4M number2006: 1.4M number2007: 1.3M number2008: 1.4M number2009: 1.2M number2010: 1.4M number2011: 1.4M number2012: 1.3M number2013: 1.3M number2014: 1.3M number2015: 1.4M number2016: 1.4M number2017: 1.4M number2018: 1.3M number2019: 1.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 1.31 million number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 1.67 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.24 million number, in 2009.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 21st out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 1.67 million number
2000 1.64 million number -1.5%
2001 1.56 million number -5.3%
2002 1.52 million number -2.3%
2003 1.31 million number -13.6%
2004 1.33 million number +1.1%
2005 1.39 million number +4.5%
2006 1.43 million number +3.2%
2007 1.30 million number -9.3%
2008 1.45 million number +11.5%
2009 1.24 million number -14.2%
2010 1.40 million number +12.9%
2011 1.36 million number -3.0%
2012 1.31 million number -3.7%
2013 1.32 million number +0.7%
2014 1.29 million number -1.9%
2015 1.35 million number +4.4%
2016 1.37 million number +1.4%
2017 1.35 million number -1.4%
2018 1.31 million number -3.4%
2019 1.31 million number +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.67 million number 1.67 million number 1.67 million number 1
2000s 1.42 million number 1.24 million number 1.64 million number 10
2010s 1.34 million number 1.29 million number 1.40 million number 10

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

  1. 18 Cameroon 68,853 number compare
  2. 19 Germany 68,607 number compare
  3. 20 Togo 67,765 number compare
  4. 21 Madagascar 65,452 number compare
  5. 22 Afghanistan 61,895 number compare
  6. 23 Pakistan 57,727 number compare
  7. 24 Senegal 56,336 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 1.31 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 1.67 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.24 million number in 2009.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 4,182 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of male pupils in lower secondary education who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.