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

Tunisia: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male was 20.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
20.0%
Change on year
down 13.3%
World rank
14th
of 164 countries
All-time high
23.2%
in 2014
All-time low
10.1%
in 1979
Years of data
24
1979–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Tunisia, 1979–2017

05101520251979199820171979: 10.1 %1980: 10.4 %1981: 12.7 %1982: 12.4 %1984: 16.8 %1985: 18.8 %1986: 20.7 %1987: 17.3 %1990: 16.5 %1991: 17.1 %1992: 13.6 %1993: 12.8 %1994: 15.1 %1995: 14.1 %1996: 15 %2004: 17.3 %2005: 19.6 %2008: 17.4 %2009: 16.4 %2012: 22.7 %2013: 17.1 %2014: 23.2 %2016: 23.1 %2017: 20 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Tunisia stood at 20.0%.

The figure is down 13.3% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Tunisia peaked at 23.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1979.

Tunisia ranks 14th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Tunisia, 1979 to 2017.
Year % Change
1979 10.1%
1980 10.4% +3.3%
1981 12.7% +21.9%
1982 12.4% -1.7%
1984 16.8% +35.1%
1985 18.8% +11.8%
1986 20.7% +10.2%
1987 17.3% -16.5%
1990 16.5% -4.7%
1991 17.1% +3.8%
1992 13.6% -20.2%
1993 12.8% -6.3%
1994 15.1% +17.9%
1995 14.1% -6.3%
1996 15.0% +5.9%
2004 17.3% +15.8%
2005 19.6% +13.3%
2008 17.4% -11.7%
2009 16.4% -5.6%
2012 22.7% +38.4%
2013 17.1% -24.6%
2014 23.2% +35.6%
2016 23.1% -0.4%
2017 20.0% -13.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.1% 10.1% 10.1% 1
1980s 15.6% 10.4% 20.7% 7
1990s 14.9% 12.8% 17.1% 7
2000s 17.7% 16.4% 19.6% 4
2010s 21.2% 17.1% 23.2% 5

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 11 Cape Verde 20.7% compare
  2. 12 Uruguay 20.2% compare
  3. 13 Morocco 20.1% compare
  4. 15 Burkina Faso 17.9% compare
  5. 16 Libya 17.4%
  6. 17 Senegal 17.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Tunisia?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Tunisia was 20.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2014.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1979.
How does Tunisia rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male?
Tunisia ranks 14th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tunisia 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
Last refreshed

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.