Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Algeria

Algeria: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female was 3.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
3.5%
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
60th
of 181 countries
All-time high
14.2%
in 1971
All-time low
3.5%
in 2018
Years of data
47
1971–2018

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Algeria, 1971–2018

2.557.51012.515197119942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Algeria is 3.5%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Algeria peaked at 14.2% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2018.

Algeria ranks 60th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 13.0% 12.1% 14.2% 9
1980s 6.6% 5.2% 10.9% 10
1990s 7.6% 6.5% 11.0% 9
2000s 7.9% 5.7% 9.3% 10
2010s 4.6% 3.5% 5.6% 9

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 57 Syrian Arab Republic 3.9% compare
  2. 58 Luxembourg 3.6% compare
  3. 59 New Zealand 3.5% compare
  4. 61 Paraguay 3.5% compare
  5. 62 Niger 3.4% compare
  6. 63 Uruguay 3.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Algeria?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Algeria was 3.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 1971.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2018.
How does Algeria rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Algeria ranks 60th out of 181 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. 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 primary education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,892 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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