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

Latest (2016)
19.0%
Change on year
up 81,521.7%
World rank
10th
of 140 countries
All-time high
28.4%
in 1978
All-time low
0.0%
in 2014
Years of data
35
1976–2016

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Tunisia, 1976–2016

01020301976199620161976: 26.6 %1977: 23.1 %1978: 28.4 %1979: 27 %1981: 24.8 %1982: 26 %1983: 26 %1984: 27.4 %1985: 26.3 %1986: 26.9 %1987: 27.4 %1988: 24.7 %1989: 22.4 %1990: 24.5 %1992: 24.2 %1993: 20.8 %1994: 17.8 %1995: 20 %1996: 18.2 %1998: 21.1 %1999: 19.7 %2000: 17.7 %2001: 15.4 %2002: 14.2 %2003: 13.7 %2004: 13.4 %2005: 2.8 %2006: 3.3 %2007: 3.8 %2008: 2.7 %2009: 3.9 %2012: 6.8 %2013: 9.4 %2014: 0.023 %2016: 19 %

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%) in Tunisia, 1976 to 2016.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 7 Namibia 21.2% compare
  2. 8 Central African Republic 20.4% compare
  3. 9 Benin 20.1% compare
  4. 11 Sao Tome and Principe 18.5% compare
  5. 12 Eswatini 17.9% compare
  6. 13 Chad 17.6% compare

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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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
140 places, 2,585 data points, 1970–2018
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.