Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Egypt

Egypt: Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male was 33,884 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
33,884 number
Change on year
down 16.4%
World rank
8th
of 170 countries
All-time high
130,201 number
in 1979
All-time low
33,884 number
in 2019
Years of data
14
1977–2019

Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Egypt, 1977–2019

40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k140.0k1977199820191977: 106.6k number1978: 119.7k number1979: 130.2k number1980: 126.9k number1994: 101.5k number2003: 110.9k number2004: 98.7k number2009: 52.1k number2013: 57.9k number2014: 47.1k number2016: 60.7k number2017: 46.7k number2018: 40.5k number2019: 33.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Egypt stood at 33,884 number. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Egypt peaked at 130,201 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 33,884 number, in 2019.

That places Egypt 8th out of 170 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (number) in Egypt, 1977 to 2019.
Year number Change
1977 106,632 number
1978 119,669 number +12.2%
1979 130,201 number +8.8%
1980 126,946 number -2.5%
1994 101,510 number -20.0%
2003 110,892 number +9.2%
2004 98,697 number -11.0%
2009 52,066 number -47.2%
2013 57,927 number +11.3%
2014 47,094 number -18.7%
2016 60,675 number +28.8%
2017 46,717 number -23.0%
2018 40,539 number -13.2%
2019 33,884 number -16.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 118,834 number 106,632 number 130,201 number 3
1980s 126,946 number 126,946 number 126,946 number 1
1990s 101,510 number 101,510 number 101,510 number 1
2000s 87,218 number 52,066 number 110,892 number 3
2010s 47,806 number 33,884 number 60,675 number 6

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 5 Argentina 52,303 number compare
  2. 6 India 44,396 number compare
  3. 7 Ethiopia 38,859 number compare
  4. 9 Spain 28,087 number compare
  5. 10 Benin 24,071 number compare
  6. 11 Philippines 23,296 number compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Egypt?
Repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Egypt was 33,884 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 130,201 number in 1979.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 33,884 number in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male?
Egypt ranks 8th out of 170 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 3,258 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.