Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 18,791 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
18,791 number
Change on year
down 13.5%
World rank
68th
of 187 countries
All-time high
80,582 number
in 1979
All-time low
18,791 number
in 2019
Years of data
13
1979–2019

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2019

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1979199920191979: 80.6k number2005: 77.5k number2007: 56.1k number2008: 57.2k number2011: 32.7k number2012: 26.2k number2013: 31.0k number2014: 20.3k number2015: 21.5k number2016: 21.6k number2017: 22.7k number2018: 21.7k number2019: 18.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Saudi Arabia stood at 18,791 number. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 67.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 80,582 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 18,791 number, in 2019.

Saudi Arabia ranks 68th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 80,582 number 80,582 number 80,582 number 1
2000s 63,596 number 56,097 number 77,533 number 3
2010s 24,064 number 18,791 number 32,655 number 9

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 65 Lesotho 19,802 number compare
  2. 66 Bolivia 18,880 number compare
  3. 67 Lebanon 18,802 number compare
  4. 69 Laos 18,733 number compare
  5. 70 Eritrea 17,416 number compare
  6. 71 Sierra Leone 16,583 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Saudi Arabia?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Saudi Arabia was 18,791 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 80,582 number in 1979.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 18,791 number in 2019.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
Saudi Arabia ranks 68th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is down 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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About this data

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

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