Egypt vs Iraq: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male

Egypt
154,559 number
in 2019
Iraq
221,734 number
in 2007
Egypt rank
6th
Iraq rank
3rd

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male over time

  • Egypt
  • Iraq
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k197119952019

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 221,734 number against 154,559 number in Egypt, a difference of 67,175 number.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.4 times Egypt's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 6th and Iraq ranks 3rd of 179 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Iraq Difference Ahead
1970s 212,794 number 100,555 number 112,239 number Egypt
1980s 267,941 number 201,908 number 66,033 number Egypt
2000s 227,579 number 75,227 number 152,352 number Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male, Egypt or Iraq?
Iraq, at 221,734 number against 154,559 number in Egypt as of 2007.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male between Egypt and Iraq?
67,175 number, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iraq?
5 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2004.
How do Egypt and Iraq rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
Egypt ranks 6th and Iraq ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.