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
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Lebanon, 1999–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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 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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About this data
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.