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
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Egypt, 1971–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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About this data
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.