Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Egypt
Egypt: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male was 0.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Egypt, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Egypt stood at 0.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.8% on the previous year and down 80.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Egypt peaked at 7.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.
Egypt ranks 125th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.5% | — |
| 1972 | 5.2% | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 4.8% | -8.5% |
| 1974 | 7.3% | +54.0% |
| 1975 | 6.6% | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 5.1% | -22.1% |
| 1978 | 6.7% | +30.9% |
| 1979 | 7.0% | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 7.4% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 2.9% | -60.5% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | -16.3% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | -29.8% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | +314.5% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -34.4% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +33.8% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -23.5% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -33.1% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -36.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -59.6% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +125.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.0% | 4.8% | 7.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 1.7% | 7.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.5% | 7.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.3% | 6.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.2% | 4.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 507,445 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 95,355 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 759,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 718,435 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.40 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1322 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Egypt?
- Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Egypt was 0.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 1980.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
- Egypt ranks 125th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release