Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male in Tunisia

Tunisia: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male was 18.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
18.7%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
13th
of 165 countries
All-time high
22.2%
in 1987
All-time low
0.0%
in 2014
Years of data
37
1976–2016

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male in Tunisia, 1976–2016

051015201976199620161976: 20 %1977: 18.3 %1978: 19 %1979: 19.3 %1980: 21.6 %1981: 20.7 %1982: 20.9 %1983: 21.1 %1984: 21.6 %1985: 21.1 %1986: 22.2 %1987: 22.2 %1988: 19.7 %1989: 18.3 %1990: 19 %1992: 19.5 %1993: 18.1 %1994: 16.4 %1995: 17 %1996: 15.5 %1998: 16.6 %1999: 14.5 %2000: 13.1 %2001: 12 %2002: 11.5 %2003: 10.8 %2004: 16.1 %2005: 14.4 %2006: 15 %2007: 20.4 %2008: 13.6 %2009: 12.6 %2012: 11.7 %2013: 9.3 %2014: 0.025 %2015: 19.3 %2016: 18.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male in Tunisia is 18.7%, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male in Tunisia peaked at 22.2% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.

That places Tunisia 13th out of 165 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male (%) in Tunisia, 1976 to 2016.
Year % Change
1976 20.0%
1977 18.3% -8.4%
1978 19.0% +3.7%
1979 19.3% +1.6%
1980 21.6% +11.6%
1981 20.7% -4.0%
1982 20.9% +0.8%
1983 21.1% +1.3%
1984 21.6% +2.4%
1985 21.1% -2.5%
1986 22.2% +5.1%
1987 22.2% +0.2%
1988 19.7% -11.2%
1989 18.3% -7.1%
1990 19.0% +3.6%
1992 19.5% +3.0%
1993 18.1% -7.5%
1994 16.4% -9.4%
1995 17.0% +3.9%
1996 15.5% -9.0%
1998 16.6% +7.4%
1999 14.5% -13.1%
2000 13.1% -9.3%
2001 12.0% -8.2%
2002 11.5% -4.8%
2003 10.8% -5.3%
2004 16.1% +48.6%
2005 14.4% -10.8%
2006 15.0% +4.2%
2007 20.4% +36.0%
2008 13.6% -33.0%
2009 12.6% -7.8%
2012 11.7% -6.9%
2013 9.3% -20.7%
2014 0.0% -99.7%
2015 19.3% +77118.9%
2016 18.7% -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 19.2% 18.3% 20.0% 4
1980s 20.9% 18.3% 22.2% 10
1990s 17.1% 14.5% 19.5% 8
2000s 14.0% 10.8% 20.4% 10
2010s 11.8% 0.0% 19.3% 5

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 10 Benin 19.4% compare
  2. 11 Suriname 19.2% compare
  3. 12 Chad 18.7% compare
  4. 14 Malawi 18.5% compare
  5. 15 Eswatini 18.2% compare
  6. 16 Guinea 17.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male in Tunisia?
Repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male in Tunisia was 18.7% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 1987.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
How does Tunisia rank for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male?
Tunisia ranks 13th out of 165 countries with data for 2016.
Is repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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 4 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
165 places, 3,139 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.