Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Egypt

Egypt: Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female was 25,486 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
25,486 number
Change on year
down 18.9%
World rank
8th
of 170 countries
All-time high
72,140 number
in 2003
All-time low
25,486 number
in 2019
Years of data
14
1977–2019

Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Egypt, 1977–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1977199820191977: 43.6k number1978: 54.5k number1979: 63.1k number1980: 63.1k number1994: 59.3k number2003: 72.1k number2004: 68.3k number2009: 40.7k number2013: 50.2k number2014: 47.0k number2016: 52.2k number2017: 39.1k number2018: 31.4k number2019: 25.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Egypt stood at 25,486 number. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Egypt peaked at 72,140 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 25,486 number, in 2019.

That places Egypt 8th out of 170 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (number) in Egypt, 1977 to 2019.
Year number Change
1977 43,642 number
1978 54,505 number +24.9%
1979 63,138 number +15.8%
1980 63,116 number -0.0%
1994 59,336 number -6.0%
2003 72,140 number +21.6%
2004 68,309 number -5.3%
2009 40,721 number -40.4%
2013 50,171 number +23.2%
2014 47,016 number -6.3%
2016 52,155 number +10.9%
2017 39,126 number -25.0%
2018 31,414 number -19.7%
2019 25,486 number -18.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 53,762 number 43,642 number 63,138 number 3
1980s 63,116 number 63,116 number 63,116 number 1
1990s 59,336 number 59,336 number 59,336 number 1
2000s 60,390 number 40,721 number 72,140 number 3
2010s 40,895 number 25,486 number 52,155 number 6

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 5 India 37,286 number compare
  2. 6 Ethiopia 37,123 number compare
  3. 7 Algeria 28,537 number compare
  4. 9 Iraq 23,395 number compare
  5. 10 Burkina Faso 21,037 number compare
  6. 11 Spain 20,321 number compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Egypt?
Repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female in Egypt was 25,486 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 72,140 number in 2003.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 25,486 number in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female?
Egypt ranks 8th out of 170 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 3,258 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.