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

Lebanon: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male was 7.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
7.1%
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
49th
of 181 countries
All-time high
14.1%
in 1997
All-time low
7.1%
in 2018
Years of data
20
1997–2018

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

0510151997200720181997: 14.1 %1999: 9.5 %2000: 9.7 %2001: 10.1 %2002: 11.3 %2003: 12.4 %2004: 11.6 %2005: 11 %2006: 10.6 %2007: 10.1 %2008: 10.5 %2009: 9.3 %2010: 10.5 %2011: 9.6 %2013: 9.7 %2014: 9.2 %2015: 8.6 %2016: 8.6 %2017: 7.7 %2018: 7.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Lebanon stood at 7.1%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Lebanon peaked at 14.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2018.

Lebanon ranks 49th 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), male in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%) in Lebanon, 1997 to 2018.
Year % Change
1997 14.1%
1999 9.5% -32.2%
2000 9.7% +1.8%
2001 10.1% +4.0%
2002 11.3% +11.7%
2003 12.4% +9.5%
2004 11.6% -6.0%
2005 11.0% -5.7%
2006 10.6% -3.2%
2007 10.1% -5.1%
2008 10.5% +3.9%
2009 9.3% -10.8%
2010 10.5% +12.8%
2011 9.6% -9.1%
2013 9.7% +1.1%
2014 9.2% -5.2%
2015 8.6% -6.6%
2016 8.6% -0.1%
2017 7.7% -10.5%
2018 7.1% -7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.8% 9.5% 14.1% 2
2000s 10.7% 9.3% 12.4% 10
2010s 8.9% 7.1% 10.5% 8

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 46 Trinidad and Tobago 7.4% compare
  2. 47 Mozambique 7.3% compare
  3. 48 Ethiopia 7.3% compare
  4. 50 Algeria 7.0% compare
  5. 51 Dominican Republic 6.6% compare
  6. 52 Burkina Faso 6.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Lebanon?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Lebanon was 7.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 1997.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2018.
How does Lebanon rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
Lebanon ranks 49th out of 181 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. 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), 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.