Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Egypt

Egypt: Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 84,347 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
84,347 number
Change on year
down 14.0%
World rank
4th
of 183 countries
All-time high
162,090 number
in 2016
All-time low
21,442 number
in 1978
Years of data
16
1977–2019

Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Egypt, 1977–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k1977199820191977: 25.8k number1978: 21.4k number1979: 23.3k number1980: 25.3k number1994: 84.9k number2000: 103.3k number2001: 95.2k number2003: 87.5k number2004: 88.0k number2009: 89.4k number2013: 110.9k number2014: 141.1k number2016: 162.1k number2017: 101.6k number2018: 98.0k number2019: 84.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Egypt stood at 84,347 number.

That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Egypt peaked at 162,090 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21,442 number, in 1978.

Egypt ranks 4th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (number) in Egypt, 1977 to 2019.
Year number Change
1977 25,833 number
1978 21,442 number -17.0%
1979 23,318 number +8.7%
1980 25,276 number +8.4%
1994 84,883 number +235.8%
2000 103,290 number +21.7%
2001 95,205 number -7.8%
2003 87,539 number -8.1%
2004 87,965 number +0.5%
2009 89,381 number +1.6%
2013 110,876 number +24.0%
2014 141,119 number +27.3%
2016 162,090 number +14.9%
2017 101,558 number -37.3%
2018 98,031 number -3.5%
2019 84,347 number -14.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 23,531 number 21,442 number 25,833 number 3
1980s 25,276 number 25,276 number 25,276 number 1
1990s 84,883 number 84,883 number 84,883 number 1
2000s 92,676 number 87,539 number 103,290 number 5
2010s 116,337 number 84,347 number 162,090 number 6

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 1 Algeria 144,625 number compare
  2. 2 Morocco 92,673 number compare
  3. 3 South Africa 88,012 number compare
  4. 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 65,963 number compare
  5. 6 Iraq 60,938 number compare
  6. 7 Angola 53,878 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Egypt?
Repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Egypt was 84,347 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 162,090 number in 2016.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 21,442 number in 1978.
How does Egypt rank for repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Egypt ranks 4th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 3,751 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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