Egypt vs France: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes

Egypt
2.8%
in 2018
France
2.5%
in 1999
Egypt rank
69th
France rank
72nd

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Egypt
  • France
05101520197119942018

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 2.8% against 2.5% in France, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 69th and France ranks 72nd of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and France in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt France Difference Ahead
1970s 13.2% 7.9% 5.3% Egypt
1980s 5.6% 6.3% 0.7% France
1990s 7.3% 2.5% 4.8% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes, Egypt or France?
Egypt, at 2.8% against 2.5% in France as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Egypt and France?
0.3%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and France?
9 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1999.
How do Egypt and France rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 69th and France ranks 72nd of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,831 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.