Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Eritrea

Eritrea: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 36.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
36.7%
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
11th
of 154 countries
All-time high
55.4%
in 1999
All-time low
16.3%
in 2012
Years of data
19
1999–2018

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Eritrea, 1999–2018

20304050601999200820181999: 55.4 %2000: 53 %2001: 45.4 %2002: 42.1 %2003: 39.6 %2004: 37.4 %2005: 32.8 %2006: 30.3 %2007: 24.5 %2008: 23.3 %2009: 21.7 %2010: 18.7 %2011: 17.8 %2012: 16.3 %2013: 35.5 %2014: 34.3 %2015: 32.1 %2017: 35 %2018: 36.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 36.7% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2018.

The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Eritrea peaked at 55.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2012.

Eritrea ranks 11th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%) in Eritrea, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 55.4%
2000 53.0% -4.2%
2001 45.4% -14.5%
2002 42.1% -7.3%
2003 39.6% -5.8%
2004 37.4% -5.6%
2005 32.8% -12.4%
2006 30.3% -7.6%
2007 24.5% -19.2%
2008 23.3% -4.6%
2009 21.7% -7.1%
2010 18.7% -13.6%
2011 17.8% -4.9%
2012 16.3% -8.2%
2013 35.5% +117.4%
2014 34.3% -3.5%
2015 32.1% -6.4%
2017 35.0% +8.8%
2018 36.7% +4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 55.4% 55.4% 55.4% 1
2000s 35.0% 21.7% 53.0% 10
2010s 28.3% 16.3% 36.7% 8

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 8 Central African Republic 39.5% compare
  2. 9 Malawi 37.3% compare
  3. 10 Lesotho 36.8% compare
  4. 12 Uganda 35.0% compare
  5. 13 Mauritania 34.7% compare
  6. 14 Nepal 33.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Eritrea?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Eritrea was 36.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 1999.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2012.
How does Eritrea rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Eritrea ranks 11th out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 2,314 data points, 1997–2020
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Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/