Algeria vs Tunisia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both

Algeria
21.1%
in 2018
Tunisia
23.8%
in 2017
Algeria rank
12th
Tunisia rank
9th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Algeria
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 23.8% against 21.1% in Algeria, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Tunisia ahead.

Algeria ranks 12th and Tunisia ranks 9th of 178 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Tunisia Difference Ahead
1980s 5.5% 18.7% 13.2% Tunisia
1990s 10.7% 16.3% 5.6% Tunisia
2000s 23.6% 22.9% 0.7% Algeria
2010s 24.1% 23.9% 0.2% Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both, Algeria or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 23.8% against 21.1% in Algeria as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both between Algeria and Tunisia?
2.7%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Tunisia?
23 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
How do Algeria and Tunisia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Algeria ranks 12th and Tunisia ranks 9th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,631 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.