Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Tunisia
Tunisia: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male was 19.0% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Tunisia, 1976–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 19.0% for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in 2016.
That represents a change of up 81,521.7% on the previous year and up 467.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Tunisia peaked at 28.4% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
Tunisia ranks 10th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 26.6% | — |
| 1977 | 23.1% | -13.1% |
| 1978 | 28.4% | +22.7% |
| 1979 | 27.0% | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 24.8% | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 26.0% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 26.0% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 27.4% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 26.3% | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 26.9% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 27.4% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 24.7% | -9.8% |
| 1989 | 22.4% | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 24.5% | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 24.2% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 20.8% | -14.0% |
| 1994 | 17.8% | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 20.0% | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 18.2% | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 21.1% | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 19.7% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 17.7% | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 15.4% | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -78.8% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +17.8% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -28.0% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +44.4% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +71.7% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +38.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -99.8% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | +81521.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.3% | 23.1% | 28.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 25.8% | 22.4% | 27.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 17.8% | 24.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 2.7% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 0.0% | 19.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 89,644 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 88,316 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 128,467 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 122,346 (2016)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.05 million (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.34 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1096 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Tunisia?
- Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Tunisia was 19.0% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 1978.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 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 5 of primary education, male?
- Tunisia ranks 10th out of 140 countries with data for 2016.
- Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 467.2%. 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 5 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.