Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Egypt

Egypt: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes was 1.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1.5%
Change on year
down 32.2%
World rank
100th
of 184 countries
All-time high
8.6%
in 1978
All-time low
1.5%
in 2018
Years of data
27
1971–2018

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Egypt, 1971–2018

24681971199420181971: 5.4 %1972: 5.1 %1973: 4.7 %1974: 7.3 %1975: 6.8 %1976: 5.2 %1978: 8.6 %1979: 7 %1980: 8.1 %1981: 2.8 %1982: 2.2 %1985: 1.6 %1986: 2.9 %1996: 6.5 %1999: 5.4 %2000: 5.2 %2001: 5.1 %2002: 4.5 %2003: 4 %2004: 2.6 %2009: 3.5 %2010: 3.4 %2011: 3.6 %2012: 3.2 %2016: 2.4 %2017: 2.2 %2018: 1.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 1.5% for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of down 32.2% on the previous year and down 57.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Egypt peaked at 8.6% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2018.

That places Egypt 100th out of 184 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%) in Egypt, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 5.4%
1972 5.1% -4.9%
1973 4.7% -7.6%
1974 7.3% +55.8%
1975 6.8% -8.1%
1976 5.2% -23.5%
1978 8.6% +67.1%
1979 7.0% -18.8%
1980 8.1% +15.2%
1981 2.8% -65.6%
1982 2.2% -21.2%
1985 1.6% -27.4%
1986 2.9% +84.6%
1996 6.5% +122.1%
1999 5.4% -17.2%
2000 5.2% -4.4%
2001 5.1% -0.6%
2002 4.5% -11.7%
2003 4.0% -11.6%
2004 2.6% -35.2%
2009 3.5% +35.5%
2010 3.4% -3.3%
2011 3.6% +4.7%
2012 3.2% -8.8%
2016 2.4% -25.3%
2017 2.2% -8.5%
2018 1.5% -32.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6.3% 4.7% 8.6% 8
1980s 3.5% 1.6% 8.1% 5
1990s 6.0% 5.4% 6.5% 2
2000s 4.2% 2.6% 5.2% 6
2010s 2.7% 1.5% 3.6% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Egypt?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Egypt was 1.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 1978.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2018.
How does Egypt rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Egypt ranks 100th out of 184 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.2%. 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 Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.