Algeria vs Tunisia: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)

Algeria
17.9%
in 2018
Tunisia
18.4%
in 2017
Algeria rank
19th
Tunisia rank
18th

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time

  • Algeria
  • Tunisia
0510152025199820082018

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 18.4% against 17.9% in Algeria, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 19th and Tunisia ranks 18th of 156 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Tunisia Difference Ahead
2000s 21.3% 16.4% 4.8% Algeria
2010s 19.1% 18.7% 0.4% Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Algeria or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 18.4% against 17.9% in Algeria as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Algeria and Tunisia?
0.5%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Tunisia?
8 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
How do Algeria and Tunisia rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Algeria ranks 19th and Tunisia ranks 18th of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 2,040 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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