Repeaters, primary, male in Egypt
Egypt: Repeaters, primary, male was 2.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, male in Egypt, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 2.7% for repeaters, primary, male in 2018.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, male in Egypt peaked at 7.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1986.
Egypt ranks 89th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.7% | — |
| 1972 | 5.3% | +43.1% |
| 1973 | 5.1% | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 4.8% | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 7.1% | +45.9% |
| 1976 | 6.6% | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 5.1% | -22.1% |
| 1978 | 5.9% | +15.4% |
| 1979 | 6.7% | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 6.8% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 7.2% | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 2.8% | -61.2% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | -17.4% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | -29.7% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | +359.8% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -46.1% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +53.9% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -25.4% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.6% | 3.7% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 1.6% | 7.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 7.1% | 7.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 2.7% | 6.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.7% | 4.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 86 Spain 2.9% compare
- 87 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.8% compare
- 88 Sudan 2.8% compare
- 90 Costa Rica 2.7% compare
- 91 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.7% compare
- 92 Netherlands 2.6% compare
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1322 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, male in Egypt?
- Repeaters, primary, male in Egypt was 2.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1986.
- How does Egypt rank for repeaters, primary, male?
- Egypt ranks 89th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.