Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Lebanon
Lebanon: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes was 6.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Lebanon, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Lebanon stood at 6.0%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Lebanon peaked at 13.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2018.
That places Lebanon 53rd 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 21 years of available data.
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 13.9% | — |
| 1997 | 12.6% | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | -34.1% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 8.3% | 13.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.0% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.0% | 9.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 50 Burkina Faso 6.4% compare
- 51 Trinidad and Tobago 6.3% compare
- 52 Cambodia 6.0% compare
- 54 Solomon Islands 5.6% compare
- 55 Zambia 5.4% compare
- 56 Algeria 5.3% compare
More reference data data for Lebanon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0181 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1386 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0543 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9479 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0986 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Lebanon?
- Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Lebanon was 6.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2018.
- How does Lebanon rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Lebanon ranks 53rd out of 184 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.