What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 2.13 million number in 1998.

What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 1.17 million number in 1970.

Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Name: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 1.70 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

1.70 million number

Change on year

down 4.7%

Rank

20th

of 44 groups

All-time high

2.13 million number

in 1998

All-time low

1.17 million number

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2019

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 1.70 million number for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 2.13 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.17 million number, in 1970.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970 to 2019.
Year	number	Change
1970	1.17 million number	—
1971	1.22 million number	+4.1%
1972	1.31 million number	+7.2%
1973	1.28 million number	-2.5%
1974	1.32 million number	+3.7%
1975	1.45 million number	+9.7%
1976	1.55 million number	+6.7%
1977	1.60 million number	+3.4%
1978	1.64 million number	+2.0%
1979	1.67 million number	+2.2%
1980	1.77 million number	+5.8%
1981	1.85 million number	+4.5%
1982	1.85 million number	-0.1%
1983	1.90 million number	+2.8%
1984	2.00 million number	+5.3%
1985	1.81 million number	-9.6%
1986	1.79 million number	-1.1%
1987	1.96 million number	+9.5%
1988	1.92 million number	-1.9%
1989	1.94 million number	+1.0%
1990	1.98 million number	+2.3%
1991	2.06 million number	+3.6%
1992	2.08 million number	+0.9%
1993	1.96 million number	-5.6%
1994	2.02 million number	+3.2%
1995	2.01 million number	-0.8%
1996	2.07 million number	+3.2%
1997	2.03 million number	-2.2%
1998	2.13 million number	+5.1%
1999	2.03 million number	-4.8%
2000	2.07 million number	+2.0%
2001	1.93 million number	-6.9%
2002	1.82 million number	-5.8%
2003	1.66 million number	-8.7%
2004	1.53 million number	-7.9%
2005	1.53 million number	+0.5%
2006	1.65 million number	+7.6%
2007	1.72 million number	+3.9%
2008	1.69 million number	-1.4%
2009	1.71 million number	+1.0%
2010	1.65 million number	-3.5%
2011	1.63 million number	-0.9%
2012	1.61 million number	-1.4%
2013	1.67 million number	+3.5%
2014	1.75 million number	+4.9%
2015	1.69 million number	-3.2%
2016	1.76 million number	+3.7%
2017	1.76 million number	+0.2%
2018	1.78 million number	+1.3%
2019	1.70 million number	-4.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	1.42 million number	1.17 million number	1.67 million number	10
1980s	1.88 million number	1.77 million number	2.00 million number	10
1990s	2.04 million number	1.96 million number	2.13 million number	10
2000s	1.73 million number	1.53 million number	2.07 million number	10
2010s	1.70 million number	1.61 million number	1.78 million number	10

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

17 Morocco 232,401 number compare
18 Chad 226,417 number compare
19 Benin 190,692 number compare
20 Côte d'Ivoire 188,609 number compare
21 Afghanistan 170,003 number compare
22 Algeria 160,896 number compare
23 Nepal 154,106 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

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CPI Price, nominal 818.96 (2026)
CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 869.41 (2026)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.53 million number (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.15 million number (2019)
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School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.1 years (2019)
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School life expectancy, primary, female 5.97 years (2019)
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All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 1.70 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 2.13 million number in 1998.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 1.17 million number in 1970.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 20th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of male pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.