Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 1.73 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.73 million number
Change on year
down 4.8%
Rank
19th
of 44 groups
All-time high
2.28 million number
in 1998
All-time low
1.25 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 1.73 million number.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 2.28 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.25 million number, in 1970.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 19th out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.25 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.30 million number | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 1.39 million number | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 1.36 million number | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 1.41 million number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 1.55 million number | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 1.65 million number | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 1.71 million number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 1.74 million number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.78 million number | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.88 million number | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 1.97 million number | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 1.97 million number | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 2.03 million number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 2.13 million number | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 1.95 million number | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 1.93 million number | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 2.11 million number | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 2.07 million number | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 2.09 million number | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 2.14 million number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 2.22 million number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 2.23 million number | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 2.12 million number | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 2.18 million number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 2.17 million number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 2.23 million number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 2.18 million number | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.28 million number | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 2.17 million number | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 2.20 million number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.05 million number | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 1.93 million number | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.76 million number | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 1.63 million number | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 1.63 million number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.74 million number | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 1.79 million number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.76 million number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.77 million number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.70 million number | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.68 million number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.65 million number | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.72 million number | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.79 million number | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.73 million number | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.79 million number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.80 million number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.81 million number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.73 million number | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.51 million number | 1.25 million number | 1.78 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.01 million number | 1.88 million number | 2.13 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.19 million number | 2.12 million number | 2.28 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 million number | 1.63 million number | 2.20 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 million number | 1.65 million number | 1.81 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.59 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.67 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.92 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.07 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.96 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.633 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.07 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 864,804 number (2019)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 1.73 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?
- The highest recorded value was 2.28 million number in 1998.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 million number in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.