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

Algeria: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male was 7.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
7.0%
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
50th
of 181 countries
All-time high
17.4%
in 1999
All-time low
7.0%
in 2018
Years of data
47
1971–2018

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Algeria recorded 7.0% for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Algeria peaked at 17.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2018.

That places Algeria 50th out of 181 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%) in Algeria, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 13.3%
1972 13.7% +3.0%
1973 13.6% -0.9%
1974 13.3% -1.7%
1975 13.5% +1.0%
1976 13.0% -3.5%
1977 14.0% +7.9%
1978 13.8% -1.6%
1979 13.9% +0.6%
1980 12.6% -9.4%
1981 11.3% -10.3%
1982 7.5% -33.5%
1983 7.8% +3.6%
1984 7.8% -0.0%
1985 8.8% +13.2%
1986 8.1% -8.3%
1987 7.9% -1.6%
1988 7.9% -0.7%
1989 8.4% +6.0%
1990 11.5% +37.9%
1991 10.9% -5.7%
1992 11.2% +3.0%
1993 11.2% +0.2%
1994 11.0% -2.0%
1995 10.9% -1.2%
1996 13.1% +20.4%
1998 14.8% +13.0%
1999 17.4% +17.6%
2000 14.8% -14.9%
2001 14.0% -5.2%
2002 13.8% -1.4%
2003 14.0% +1.3%
2004 13.2% -5.8%
2005 13.9% +5.1%
2006 13.2% -5.0%
2007 9.2% -30.2%
2008 10.8% +17.6%
2009 9.3% -13.7%
2010 9.3% +0.2%
2011 8.8% -5.5%
2012 8.9% +0.6%
2013 9.0% +1.0%
2014 8.1% -9.9%
2015 7.7% -4.6%
2016 7.6% -1.5%
2017 7.4% -2.5%
2018 7.0% -6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 13.6% 13.0% 14.0% 9
1980s 8.8% 7.5% 12.6% 10
1990s 12.4% 10.9% 17.4% 9
2000s 12.6% 9.2% 14.8% 10
2010s 8.2% 7.0% 9.3% 9

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 47 Mozambique 7.3% compare
  2. 48 Ethiopia 7.3% compare
  3. 49 Lebanon 7.1% compare
  4. 51 Dominican Republic 6.6% compare
  5. 52 Burkina Faso 6.4% compare
  6. 53 Solomon Islands 6.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Algeria?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Algeria was 7.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 1999.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2018.
How does Algeria rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
Algeria ranks 50th out of 181 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. 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), male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,893 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of male repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.