Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%) in Egypt
Egypt: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%) was 1.1% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Egypt, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Egypt stood at 1.1%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 30.4% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Egypt peaked at 11.6% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2018.
That places Egypt 103rd out of 181 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.1% | — |
| 1972 | 4.9% | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 4.6% | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 7.4% | +58.7% |
| 1975 | 7.0% | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 5.2% | -25.6% |
| 1978 | 11.6% | +123.2% |
| 1979 | 7.0% | -39.7% |
| 1980 | 9.2% | +31.2% |
| 1981 | 2.6% | -71.7% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | -29.0% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | -22.1% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | +301.7% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | -28.6% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -14.0% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -36.4% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +38.6% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -28.4% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -30.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 22% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.3%, 86% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%) in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +301.7% | 1.4% | 5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.6% | 4.6% | 11.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 1.4% | 9.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.1% | 5.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.8% | 3.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Egypt?
- Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Egypt was 1.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 1978.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2018.
- How does Egypt rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
- Egypt ranks 103rd out of 181 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.