Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Algeria

Algeria: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education was 11.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
11.3%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
28th
of 172 countries
All-time high
20.3%
in 2010
All-time low
2.9%
in 1984
Years of data
30
1981–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Algeria, 1981–2018

51015201981199920181981: 3.9 %1984: 2.9 %1989: 2.9 %1990: 4.3 %1991: 4.6 %1992: 5 %1993: 5.6 %1994: 5.3 %1995: 5.9 %1996: 9 %1998: 12 %1999: 11.7 %2000: 15 %2001: 15.4 %2002: 17 %2003: 17.2 %2004: 15.6 %2005: 16.8 %2006: 9 %2007: 17 %2008: 16.7 %2009: 20 %2010: 20.3 %2011: 18.8 %2012: 17.8 %2013: 16 %2014: 15.4 %2015: 13.5 %2017: 11.2 %2018: 11.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Algeria recorded 11.3% for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Algeria peaked at 20.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1984.

Algeria ranks 28th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%) in Algeria, 1981 to 2018.
Year % Change
1981 3.9%
1984 2.9% -25.9%
1989 2.9% +0.1%
1990 4.3% +45.7%
1991 4.6% +9.2%
1992 5.0% +7.8%
1993 5.6% +11.5%
1994 5.3% -5.1%
1995 5.9% +10.5%
1996 9.0% +53.7%
1998 12.0% +32.8%
1999 11.7% -1.7%
2000 15.0% +27.8%
2001 15.4% +2.6%
2002 17.0% +10.4%
2003 17.2% +1.4%
2004 15.6% -9.8%
2005 16.8% +8.3%
2006 9.0% -46.7%
2007 17.0% +90.1%
2008 16.7% -2.0%
2009 20.0% +19.8%
2010 20.3% +1.5%
2011 18.8% -7.3%
2012 17.8% -5.5%
2013 16.0% -9.8%
2014 15.4% -4.0%
2015 13.5% -12.6%
2017 11.2% -17.1%
2018 11.3% +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.3% 2.9% 3.9% 3
1990s 7.0% 4.3% 12.0% 9
2000s 16.0% 9.0% 20.0% 10
2010s 15.5% 11.2% 20.3% 8

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 25 Morocco 12.7% compare
  2. 26 Lesotho 12.5% compare
  3. 27 Sao Tome and Principe 12.0% compare
  4. 29 Lebanon 10.7% compare
  5. 30 Barbados 10.2% compare
  6. 31 Mozambique 10.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Algeria?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Algeria was 11.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1984.
How does Algeria rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
Algeria ranks 28th out of 172 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Algeria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,110 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.