Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Lebanon
Lebanon: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 30,419 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Lebanon, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Lebanon stood at 30,419 number. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Lebanon peaked at 51,207 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 30,419 number, in 2019.
Lebanon ranks 70th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 51,207 number | — |
| 1998 | 48,332 number | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 37,511 number | -22.4% |
| 2000 | 34,493 number | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 33,779 number | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 41,375 number | +22.5% |
| 2003 | 45,758 number | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 50,326 number | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 47,923 number | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 44,835 number | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 43,337 number | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 40,964 number | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 41,678 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 37,350 number | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 42,126 number | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 37,596 number | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 37,873 number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 39,522 number | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 37,601 number | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 36,124 number | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 35,365 number | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 31,931 number | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 30,419 number | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,683 number | 37,511 number | 51,207 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 42,447 number | 33,779 number | 50,326 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,591 number | 30,419 number | 42,126 number | 10 |
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More education data for Lebanon
- 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 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 36,699 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Lebanon?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Lebanon was 30,419 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 51,207 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,419 number in 2019.
- How does Lebanon rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- Lebanon ranks 70th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.