Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Lebanon

Lebanon: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female was 3.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
3.4%
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
56th
of 171 countries
All-time high
9.3%
in 1999
All-time low
3.4%
in 2018
Years of data
17
1999–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Lebanon, 1999–2018

02468101999200820181999: 9.3 %2000: 5.4 %2001: 4.9 %2002: 5.1 %2003: 5.5 %2004: 5 %2005: 4.9 %2006: 4.6 %2007: 4.6 %2008: 4.7 %2010: 6.1 %2011: 5 %2013: 5.5 %2015: 4.7 %2016: 4.5 %2017: 3.7 %2018: 3.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Lebanon stood at 3.4%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Lebanon peaked at 9.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2018.

Lebanon ranks 56th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female (%) in Lebanon, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 9.3%
2000 5.4% -41.1%
2001 4.9% -9.2%
2002 5.1% +3.0%
2003 5.5% +7.5%
2004 5.0% -9.3%
2005 4.9% -1.0%
2006 4.6% -5.5%
2007 4.6% -0.1%
2008 4.7% +0.2%
2010 6.1% +31.2%
2011 5.0% -17.4%
2013 5.5% +9.7%
2015 4.7% -15.4%
2016 4.5% -4.2%
2017 3.7% -17.4%
2018 3.4% -8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.3% 9.3% 9.3% 1
2000s 5.0% 4.6% 5.5% 9
2010s 4.7% 3.4% 6.1% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Lebanon?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Lebanon was 3.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 1999.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2018.
How does Lebanon rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female?
Lebanon ranks 56th out of 171 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. 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 3 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 3,281 data points, 1970–2019
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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.