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

Lebanon: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female was 4.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
4.7%
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
52nd
of 181 countries
All-time high
11.1%
in 1997
All-time low
4.7%
in 2018
Years of data
20
1997–2018

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Lebanon, 1997–2018

02.557.5101997200720181997: 11.1 %1999: 7 %2000: 6.9 %2001: 7.1 %2002: 7.9 %2003: 8.8 %2004: 8.4 %2005: 7.8 %2006: 7.7 %2007: 7.1 %2008: 7.3 %2009: 6.7 %2010: 7.6 %2011: 6.8 %2013: 7 %2014: 6.4 %2015: 6 %2016: 5.9 %2017: 5 %2018: 4.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Lebanon stood at 4.7%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Lebanon peaked at 11.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2018.

Lebanon ranks 52nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%) in Lebanon, 1997 to 2018.
Year % Change
1997 11.1%
1999 7.0% -36.6%
2000 6.9% -2.0%
2001 7.1% +3.9%
2002 7.9% +10.0%
2003 8.8% +12.3%
2004 8.4% -5.2%
2005 7.8% -7.3%
2006 7.7% -1.0%
2007 7.1% -7.1%
2008 7.3% +1.7%
2009 6.7% -8.3%
2010 7.6% +14.3%
2011 6.8% -10.9%
2013 7.0% +3.0%
2014 6.4% -8.9%
2015 6.0% -5.2%
2016 5.9% -2.9%
2017 5.0% -15.7%
2018 4.7% -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.1% 7.0% 11.1% 2
2000s 7.6% 6.7% 8.8% 10
2010s 6.2% 4.7% 7.6% 8

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 49 Zambia 5.2% compare
  2. 50 Trinidad and Tobago 5.2% compare
  3. 51 Solomon Islands 5.1% compare
  4. 53 Cambodia 4.6% compare
  5. 54 Tonga 4.3% compare
  6. 55 Djibouti 4.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Lebanon?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Lebanon was 4.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 1997.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2018.
How does Lebanon rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Lebanon ranks 52nd out of 181 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. 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), 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
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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.