Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female in Lebanon
Lebanon: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female was 7.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female in Lebanon, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female in Lebanon stood at 7.2%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female in Lebanon peaked at 16.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2018.
Lebanon ranks 35th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.3% | — |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +59.9% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | +27.0% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 7.7% | 16.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.2% | 11.9% | 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 4 of primary education, female in Lebanon?
- Repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female in Lebanon was 7.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2018.
- How does Lebanon rank for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female?
- Lebanon ranks 35th out of 165 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. 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 4 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.