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

Latest (2016)
8.2%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
31st
of 174 countries
All-time high
18.7%
in 1987
All-time low
0.0%
in 2014
Years of data
37
1976–2016

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Tunisia, 1976–2016

051015201976199620161976: 16.1 %1977: 13.7 %1978: 16.1 %1979: 16 %1980: 16.2 %1981: 15.5 %1982: 16.5 %1983: 15.9 %1984: 16.9 %1985: 16.7 %1986: 16.7 %1987: 18.7 %1988: 18.5 %1989: 16.5 %1990: 15.3 %1992: 14.8 %1993: 14.1 %1994: 12.7 %1995: 13.1 %1996: 12.2 %1998: 12.7 %1999: 11.2 %2000: 10.7 %2001: 9.1 %2002: 8.6 %2003: 8.8 %2004: 8.6 %2005: 7.9 %2006: 8.1 %2007: 8.4 %2008: 7.8 %2009: 6.6 %2012: 5.6 %2013: 5.2 %2014: 0.02 %2015: 8.2 %2016: 8.2 %

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female (%) in Tunisia, 1976 to 2016.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 28 Uganda 8.7% compare
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  3. 30 Eswatini 8.2% compare
  4. 32 Aruba 7.6% compare
  5. 33 Yemen 7.4% compare
  6. 34 Ethiopia 6.8% compare

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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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 3,410 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.