Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Egypt
Egypt: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 269,418 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Egypt, 1975–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Egypt stood at 269,418 number.
The figure is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Egypt peaked at 505,464 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 247,941 number, in 1976.
Egypt ranks 6th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Egypt, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 249,456 number | — |
| 1976 | 247,941 number | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 271,496 number | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 305,035 number | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 338,597 number | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 376,185 number | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 304,896 number | -19.0% |
| 1994 | 431,300 number | +41.5% |
| 2002 | 462,683 number | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 398,218 number | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 388,224 number | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 321,756 number | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 402,996 number | +25.2% |
| 2014 | 430,449 number | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 505,464 number | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 344,166 number | -31.9% |
| 2018 | 309,771 number | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 269,418 number | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 282,505 number | 247,941 number | 338,597 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 340,540 number | 304,896 number | 376,185 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 431,300 number | 431,300 number | 431,300 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 392,720 number | 321,756 number | 462,683 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 377,044 number | 269,418 number | 505,464 number | 6 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Egypt?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Egypt was 269,418 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 505,464 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 247,941 number in 1976.
- How does Egypt rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- Egypt ranks 6th out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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 lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.