Repeaters, primary, total in Egypt
Egypt: Repeaters, primary, total was 2.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Egypt, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 2.1% for repeaters, primary, total in 2018.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Egypt peaked at 8.5% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1986.
That places Egypt 97th out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.5% | — |
| 1972 | 5.2% | +15.6% |
| 1973 | 5.0% | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 4.8% | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 7.1% | +47.8% |
| 1976 | 6.7% | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 5.1% | -23.5% |
| 1978 | 6.8% | +33.6% |
| 1979 | 8.5% | +23.8% |
| 1980 | 6.8% | -20.2% |
| 1981 | 7.9% | +16.3% |
| 1982 | 2.7% | -66.2% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | -22.4% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | -27.3% |
| 1987 | 2.8% | +84.1% |
| 1997 | 6.5% | +134.7% |
| 1999 | 6.0% | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -45.9% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +55.3% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -25.1% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.0% | 4.5% | 8.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 1.5% | 7.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 2.2% | 5.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 3.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 94 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.3% compare
- 95 Belgium 2.2% compare
- 96 Netherlands 2.2% compare
- 98 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.1% compare
- 99 Kiribati 2.1% compare
- 100 Honduras 2.1% 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, primary, total in Egypt?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Egypt was 2.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 1979.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1986.
- How does Egypt rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Egypt ranks 97th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. 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, total (% of total 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.