Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Egypt

Egypt: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 154,559 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
154,559 number
Change on year
down 12.6%
World rank
6th
of 179 countries
All-time high
284,743 number
in 2016
All-time low
154,559 number
in 2019
Years of data
14
1977–2019

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Egypt, 1977–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1977199820191977: 194.1k number1978: 212.7k number1979: 231.6k number1980: 267.9k number1994: 264.6k number2003: 237.5k number2004: 227.6k number2009: 183.4k number2013: 226.2k number2014: 239.2k number2016: 284.7k number2017: 193.1k number2018: 176.9k number2019: 154.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Egypt stood at 154,559 number. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Egypt peaked at 284,743 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 154,559 number, in 2019.

That places Egypt 6th out of 179 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 212,794 number 194,146 number 231,584 number 3
1980s 267,941 number 267,941 number 267,941 number 1
1990s 264,600 number 264,600 number 264,600 number 1
2000s 216,167 number 183,445 number 237,476 number 3
2010s 212,456 number 154,559 number 284,743 number 6

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 3 Iraq 221,734 number compare
  2. 4 Argentina 166,068 number compare
  3. 5 South Africa 158,705 number compare
  4. 7 India 135,512 number compare
  5. 8 Mali 132,312 number compare
  6. 9 Ethiopia 122,780 number compare

See the full ranking of 223 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Egypt?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Egypt was 154,559 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 284,743 number in 2016.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 154,559 number in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
Egypt ranks 6th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.