Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both in Algeria

Algeria: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both was 19.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
19.3%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
14th
of 78 countries
All-time high
33.1%
in 2007
All-time low
11.2%
in 2011
Years of data
13
1981–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both in Algeria, 1981–2018

1015202530351981199920181981: 18.7 %1984: 17.9 %2007: 33.1 %2008: 18 %2009: 18.3 %2010: 12.9 %2011: 11.2 %2012: 12 %2013: 20.9 %2014: 16.9 %2015: 19.3 %2017: 19.3 %2018: 19.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both in Algeria stood at 19.3%.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both in Algeria peaked at 33.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2011.

That places Algeria 14th out of 78 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) in Algeria, 1981 to 2018.
Year % Change
1981 18.7%
1984 17.9% -3.9%
2007 33.1% +84.5%
2008 18.0% -45.6%
2009 18.3% +1.9%
2010 12.9% -29.9%
2011 11.2% -13.0%
2012 12.0% +7.1%
2013 20.9% +74.0%
2014 16.9% -18.9%
2015 19.3% +14.3%
2017 19.3% -0.3%
2018 19.3% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 18.3% 17.9% 18.7% 2
2000s 23.1% 18.0% 33.1% 3
2010s 16.5% 11.2% 20.9% 8

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 11 Djibouti 20.6% compare
  2. 12 Madagascar 20.4% compare
  3. 13 Chad 19.5% compare
  4. 15 Sierra Leone 18.9%
  5. 16 Cameroon 18.9% compare
  6. 17 Congo 17.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both in Algeria?
Repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both in Algeria was 19.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2007.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2011.
How does Algeria rank for repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both?
Algeria ranks 14th out of 78 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Algeria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
78 places, 1,267 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.