Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Egypt
Egypt: Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 84,756 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84,756
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
5th
of 190 countries
All-time high
162,090
in 2016
All-time low
10,467
in 2021
Years of data
20
1977–2024
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Egypt, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 84,756 for repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in 2024.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Egypt peaked at 162,090 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10,467, in 2021.
Egypt ranks 5th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 25,833 | — |
| 1978 | 21,442 | -17.0% |
| 1979 | 23,318 | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 25,276 | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 84,883 | +235.8% |
| 2000 | 103,290 | +21.7% |
| 2001 | 95,205 | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 87,539 | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 87,965 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 89,381 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 110,876 | +24.0% |
| 2014 | 141,119 | +27.3% |
| 2016 | 162,090 | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 101,558 | -37.3% |
| 2018 | 98,031 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 84,347 | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 93,128 | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 10,467 | -88.8% |
| 2023 | 87,497 | +735.9% |
| 2024 | 84,756 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23,531 | 21,442 | 25,833 | 3 |
| 1980s | 25,276 | 25,276 | 25,276 | 1 |
| 1990s | 84,883 | 84,883 | 84,883 | 1 |
| 2000s | 92,676 | 87,539 | 103,290 | 5 |
| 2010s | 116,337 | 84,347 | 162,090 | 6 |
| 2020s | 68,962 | 10,467 | 93,128 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 2 Cook Islands 0 compare
- 2 India 185,595 compare
- 2 Montserrat 0
- 3 Morocco 116,101 compare
- 4 South Africa 100,988 compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 81,776 compare
- 7 Iraq 60,938 compare
- 8 Angola 48,386 compare
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1322 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Egypt?
- Repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Egypt was 84,756 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 162,090 in 2016.
- What is the lowest repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,467 in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
- Egypt ranks 5th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release