Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Lebanon
Lebanon: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male was 7.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Lebanon, 2001–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 7.2% for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in Lebanon peaked at 12.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2018.
That places Lebanon 32nd out of 118 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11.6% | — |
| 2002 | 10.9% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 10.4% | 12.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 7.2% | 10.6% | 7 |
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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 6 of primary education, male in Lebanon?
- Repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in Lebanon was 7.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2018.
- How does Lebanon rank for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male?
- Lebanon ranks 32nd out of 118 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. 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 6 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.