Repeaters, primary, total in Lebanon
Lebanon: Repeaters, primary, total was 6.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Lebanon, 1997–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 6.3% for repeaters, primary, total in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Lebanon peaked at 13.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2018.
Lebanon ranks 53rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 13.4% | — |
| 1998 | 12.1% | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 9.1% | -25.4% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +23.0% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 9.1% | 13.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.1% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.3% | 9.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 50 Belize 6.7% compare
- 51 Cambodia 6.4% compare
- 52 Trinidad and Tobago 6.3% compare
- 54 Yemen 5.9% compare
- 55 Solomon Islands 5.8% compare
- 56 Burkina Faso 5.7% compare
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, primary, total in Lebanon?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Lebanon was 6.3% 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2018.
- How does Lebanon rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Lebanon ranks 53rd out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.