Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Egypt
Egypt: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 190,038 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
190,038 number
Change on year
down 28.8%
World rank
33rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
534,254 number
in 1997
All-time low
93,214 number
in 1986
Years of data
32
1971–2019
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Egypt, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 190,038 number for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.8% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Egypt peaked at 534,254 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 93,214 number, in 1986.
Egypt ranks 33rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Egypt, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 170,316 number | — |
| 1972 | 203,820 number | +19.7% |
| 1973 | 200,628 number | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 190,905 number | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 293,159 number | +53.6% |
| 1976 | 279,831 number | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 215,990 number | -22.8% |
| 1978 | 293,489 number | +35.9% |
| 1979 | 370,401 number | +26.2% |
| 1980 | 306,655 number | -17.2% |
| 1981 | 366,482 number | +19.5% |
| 1982 | 129,659 number | -64.6% |
| 1983 | 106,897 number | -17.6% |
| 1986 | 93,214 number | -12.8% |
| 1987 | 182,600 number | +95.9% |
| 1997 | 534,254 number | +192.6% |
| 1999 | 483,173 number | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 436,934 number | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 410,499 number | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 403,297 number | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 355,958 number | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 315,315 number | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 205,731 number | -34.8% |
| 2009 | 347,612 number | +69.0% |
| 2010 | 365,846 number | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 358,158 number | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 365,098 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 355,146 number | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 364,733 number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 282,417 number | -22.6% |
| 2018 | 267,061 number | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 190,038 number | -28.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 246,504 number | 170,316 number | 370,401 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 197,584 number | 93,214 number | 366,482 number | 6 |
| 1990s | 508,714 number | 483,173 number | 534,254 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 353,621 number | 205,731 number | 436,934 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 318,562 number | 190,038 number | 365,846 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 30 Guinea 206,751 number compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 205,925 number compare
- 32 Guatemala 202,157 number compare
- 34 Philippines 187,039 number compare
- 35 Central African Republic 184,252 number compare
- 36 Zambia 169,961 number compare
More education data for Egypt
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Egypt?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Egypt was 190,038 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 534,254 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 93,214 number in 1986.
- How does Egypt rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- Egypt ranks 33rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. 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 primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.