Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Lebanon
Lebanon: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female was 3.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Lebanon, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Lebanon stood at 3.8%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Lebanon peaked at 8.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2018.
Lebanon ranks 59th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.7% | — |
| 1999 | 8.3% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | -41.0% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +38.0% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 8.3% | 8.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.0% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.8% | 5.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More education data for Lebanon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,252 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 34,874 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 102,145 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 96,517 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,800 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 533,550 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0919 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Lebanon?
- Repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Lebanon was 3.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2018.
- How does Lebanon rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female?
- Lebanon ranks 59th out of 174 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.