Number of repeaters in all grades of primary education in Egypt
Egypt: Number of repeaters in all grades of primary education was 95,355 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of repeaters in all grades of primary education in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 95,355 for number of repeaters in all grades of primary education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 22.9% on the previous year and down 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of repeaters in all grades of primary education in Egypt peaked at 534,254 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 58,649, in 2021.
Egypt ranks 8th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Number of repeaters in all grades of primary education in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 170,316 | — |
| 1972 | 203,820 | +19.7% |
| 1973 | 200,628 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 190,905 | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 293,159 | +53.6% |
| 1976 | 279,831 | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 215,990 | -22.8% |
| 1978 | 293,489 | +35.9% |
| 1979 | 370,401 | +26.2% |
| 1980 | 306,655 | -17.2% |
| 1981 | 366,482 | +19.5% |
| 1982 | 129,659 | -64.6% |
| 1983 | 106,897 | -17.6% |
| 1986 | 93,214 | -12.8% |
| 1987 | 182,600 | +95.9% |
| 1997 | 534,254 | +192.6% |
| 1999 | 483,173 | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 436,934 | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 410,499 | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 403,297 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 355,958 | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 315,315 | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 205,731 | -34.8% |
| 2009 | 347,612 | +69.0% |
| 2010 | 365,846 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 358,158 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 365,098 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 355,146 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 364,733 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 282,417 | -22.6% |
| 2018 | 267,061 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 190,038 | -28.8% |
| 2020 | 126,569 | -33.4% |
| 2021 | 58,649 | -53.7% |
| 2023 | 123,717 | +110.9% |
| 2024 | 95,355 | -22.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 95,355 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,279, 41.8× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 95,355 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 30,887, 3.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of repeaters in all grades of primary education in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +192.6% | 182,600 | 534,254 |
| 2023 | +110.9% | 58,649 | 123,717 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 246,504 | 170,316 | 370,401 | 9 |
| 1980s | 197,584 | 93,214 | 366,482 | 6 |
| 1990s | 508,714 | 483,173 | 534,254 | 2 |
| 2000s | 353,621 | 205,731 | 436,934 | 7 |
| 2010s | 318,562 | 190,038 | 365,846 | 8 |
| 2020s | 101,072 | 58,649 | 126,569 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.52 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.49 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 507,445 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 95,355 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 759,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 718,435 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.40 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of repeaters in all grades of primary education in Egypt?
- Number of repeaters in all grades of primary education in Egypt was 95,355 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest number of repeaters in all grades of primary education recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 534,254 in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of repeaters in all grades of primary education recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,649 in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for number of repeaters in all grades of primary education?
- Egypt ranks 8th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of repeaters in all grades of primary education rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Number of repeaters in all grades of primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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