Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Tunisia
Tunisia: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female was 8.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Tunisia, 1976–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Tunisia stood at 8.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Tunisia peaked at 18.7% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Tunisia 31st out of 174 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16.1% | — |
| 1977 | 13.7% | -14.5% |
| 1978 | 16.1% | +17.1% |
| 1979 | 16.0% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 16.2% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 15.5% | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 16.5% | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 15.9% | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 16.9% | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 16.7% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 16.7% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 18.7% | +12.3% |
| 1988 | 18.5% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 16.5% | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 15.3% | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 14.8% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 13.1% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 12.2% | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 12.7% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | -14.9% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -99.6% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +39969.2% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.5% | 13.7% | 16.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 16.8% | 15.5% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 11.2% | 15.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 6.6% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 0.0% | 8.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 89,644 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 88,316 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 128,467 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 122,346 (2016)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.05 million (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.34 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1096 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Tunisia?
- Repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Tunisia was 8.2% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 1987.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Tunisia rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female?
- Tunisia ranks 31st out of 174 countries with data for 2016.
- Is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.