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

Tunisia: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female was 8.3% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
8.3%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
30th
of 181 countries
All-time high
23.5%
in 1976
All-time low
0.0%
in 2014
Years of data
38
1972–2016

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Tunisia, 1972–2016

05101520251972199420161972: 15.5 %1975: 18.8 %1976: 23.5 %1977: 20.8 %1978: 21.3 %1979: 21.7 %1981: 19.2 %1982: 20.4 %1983: 19.6 %1984: 20.3 %1985: 19.8 %1986: 21.1 %1987: 21.4 %1988: 19.5 %1989: 19.8 %1990: 18.8 %1992: 17.3 %1993: 16.6 %1994: 14.8 %1995: 15.5 %1996: 14.4 %1998: 16.3 %1999: 14.1 %2000: 12 %2001: 7.7 %2002: 7 %2003: 5.5 %2004: 6.4 %2005: 4.5 %2006: 5.4 %2007: 6.3 %2008: 5 %2009: 4.5 %2012: 5.5 %2013: 5.2 %2014: 0.023 %2015: 8.5 %2016: 8.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Tunisia is 8.3%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Tunisia peaked at 23.5% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.

That places Tunisia 30th out of 181 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 20.3% 15.5% 23.5% 6
1980s 20.1% 19.2% 21.4% 9
1990s 16.0% 14.1% 18.8% 8
2000s 6.4% 4.5% 12.0% 10
2010s 5.5% 0.0% 8.5% 5

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 27 Rwanda 9.2% compare
  2. 28 Uganda 8.8% compare
  3. 29 Eswatini 8.4% compare
  4. 31 Libya 8.2% compare
  5. 32 Gambia 7.8% compare
  6. 33 Yemen 7.7% compare

See the full ranking of 181 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Tunisia?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Tunisia was 8.3% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 1976.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
How does Tunisia rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Tunisia ranks 30th out of 181 countries with data for 2016.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tunisia 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.