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 34.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
34.1%
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
12th
of 155 countries
All-time high
53.5%
in 1999
All-time low
14.3%
in 2012
Years of data
19
1999–2018

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

10203040501999200820181999: 53.5 %2000: 51 %2001: 43.3 %2002: 39.7 %2003: 37.4 %2004: 34.9 %2005: 30.1 %2006: 27 %2007: 22.1 %2008: 20.9 %2009: 19.3 %2010: 16.7 %2011: 15.7 %2012: 14.3 %2013: 32.8 %2014: 31.5 %2015: 29.5 %2017: 32.1 %2018: 34.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Eritrea stood at 34.1%.

That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 62.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Eritrea peaked at 53.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2012.

That places Eritrea 12th out of 155 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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, both sexes (%) in Eritrea, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 53.5%
2000 51.0% -4.7%
2001 43.3% -15.1%
2002 39.7% -8.2%
2003 37.4% -5.8%
2004 34.9% -6.7%
2005 30.1% -13.8%
2006 27.0% -10.1%
2007 22.1% -18.2%
2008 20.9% -5.3%
2009 19.3% -7.8%
2010 16.7% -13.5%
2011 15.7% -6.1%
2012 14.3% -8.9%
2013 32.8% +129.1%
2014 31.5% -3.9%
2015 29.5% -6.3%
2017 32.1% +8.8%
2018 34.1% +6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 53.5% 53.5% 53.5% 1
2000s 32.6% 19.3% 51.0% 10
2010s 25.8% 14.3% 34.1% 8

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 9 Nicaragua 38.0% compare
  2. 10 Malawi 36.3% compare
  3. 11 Nepal 35.9% compare
  4. 13 Uganda 33.9% compare
  5. 14 Ghana 31.4% compare
  6. 15 Lesotho 30.3% 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 34.1% 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 53.5% 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 14.3% in 2012.
How does Eritrea rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Eritrea ranks 12th out of 155 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 62.7%. 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 2,392 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/