Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Algeria

Algeria: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male was 22.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
22.0%
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
10th
of 164 countries
All-time high
28.2%
in 1999
All-time low
5.8%
in 1984
Years of data
30
1981–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Algeria, 1981–2018

510152025301981199920181981: 7.5 %1984: 5.8 %1989: 8.8 %1990: 11.5 %1991: 11.8 %1992: 12.5 %1993: 12.5 %1994: 13.1 %1995: 13.4 %1996: 20.5 %1998: 22.7 %1999: 28.2 %2000: 23.8 %2001: 19.3 %2002: 22.8 %2003: 23.6 %2004: 13.4 %2005: 16.3 %2006: 11.4 %2007: 26.2 %2008: 23 %2009: 23.2 %2010: 20.9 %2011: 23.3 %2012: 25.7 %2013: 25.4 %2014: 25.9 %2015: 25.1 %2017: 24.3 %2018: 22 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Algeria recorded 22.0% for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in 2018.

The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Algeria peaked at 28.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1984.

That places Algeria 10th out of 164 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Algeria, 1981 to 2018.
Year % Change
1981 7.5%
1984 5.8% -22.8%
1989 8.8% +52.0%
1990 11.5% +30.8%
1991 11.8% +2.5%
1992 12.5% +6.2%
1993 12.5% +0.0%
1994 13.1% +4.9%
1995 13.4% +2.3%
1996 20.5% +52.9%
1998 22.7% +10.6%
1999 28.2% +24.2%
2000 23.8% -15.5%
2001 19.3% -18.8%
2002 22.8% +18.0%
2003 23.6% +3.3%
2004 13.4% -43.0%
2005 16.3% +21.6%
2006 11.4% -30.4%
2007 26.2% +130.4%
2008 23.0% -12.3%
2009 23.2% +1.1%
2010 20.9% -10.0%
2011 23.3% +11.5%
2012 25.7% +10.2%
2013 25.4% -1.0%
2014 25.9% +1.9%
2015 25.1% -3.0%
2017 24.3% -3.4%
2018 22.0% -9.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 7.3% 5.8% 8.8% 3
1990s 16.2% 11.5% 28.2% 9
2000s 20.3% 11.4% 26.2% 10
2010s 24.1% 20.9% 25.9% 8

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 7 Lesotho 22.4% compare
  2. 8 Burundi 22.2% compare
  3. 9 Niger 22.2% compare
  4. 11 Cape Verde 20.7% compare
  5. 12 Uruguay 20.2% compare
  6. 13 Morocco 20.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Algeria?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Algeria was 22.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 1999.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1984.
How does Algeria rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male?
Algeria ranks 10th out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 2,796 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.