Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in Egypt
Egypt: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) was 190,038 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
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 (number) 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% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 190,038 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76,885 number, 2.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 190,038 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 35,545 number, 5.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) 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 number | 534,254 number |
| 1987 | +95.9% | 93,214 number | 182,600 number |
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
- 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 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.