Egypt, Arab Rep. | Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)

Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. Development relevance: Data on repeaters are often used to indicate an education system's internal efficiency. Repeaters not only increase the cost of education for the family and the school system, but also use limited school resources. Limitations and exceptions: Country policies on repetition and promotion differ. In some cases the number of repeaters is controlled because of limited capacity. In other cases the number of repeaters is almost 0 because of automatic promotion – suggesting a system that is highly efficient but that may not be endowing students with enough cognitive skills. Statistical concept and methodology: Share of repeaters in primary school is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary school by the total number of students enrolled in primary school, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Arab Republic of Egypt
Records
63
Source
Egypt, Arab Rep. | Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971 4.48801
1972 5.18806
1973 4.95762
1974 4.78475
1975 7.07182
1976 6.6926
1977 5.12086
1978 6.84066
1979 8.46578
1980 6.75863
1981 7.85967
1982 2.65887
1983 2.06301
1984
1985
1986 1.5
1987 2.76102
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997 6.4812
1998
1999 5.97526
2000 5.49776
2001 5.22507
2002 5.13399
2003 4.5205
2004 3.97704
2005 2.15118
2006
2007
2008
2009 3.34011
2010 3.47101
2011 3.48878
2012 3.33557
2013 3.19873
2014
2015
2016 3.13096
2017 2.3461
2018 2.11227
2019
2020
2021
2022

Egypt, Arab Rep. | Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)

Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school. Development relevance: Data on repeaters are often used to indicate an education system's internal efficiency. Repeaters not only increase the cost of education for the family and the school system, but also use limited school resources. Limitations and exceptions: Country policies on repetition and promotion differ. In some cases the number of repeaters is controlled because of limited capacity. In other cases the number of repeaters is almost 0 because of automatic promotion – suggesting a system that is highly efficient but that may not be endowing students with enough cognitive skills. Statistical concept and methodology: Share of repeaters in primary school is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary school by the total number of students enrolled in primary school, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Arab Republic of Egypt
Records
63
Source