Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Eritrea

Eritrea: Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male was 1,612 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1,612 number
Change on year
down 22.1%
World rank
87th
of 185 countries
All-time high
8,121 number
in 2004
All-time low
1,612 number
in 2018
Years of data
22
1994–2018

Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Eritrea, 1994–2018

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1994200620181994: 4.6k number1995: 4.6k number1996: 3.8k number1997: 4.8k number1999: 4.3k number2000: 5.1k number2001: 3.8k number2002: 5.6k number2003: 7.4k number2004: 8.1k number2005: 5.4k number2006: 6.5k number2007: 7.2k number2008: 6.7k number2009: 5.9k number2010: 5.6k number2011: 5.6k number2012: 7.4k number2013: 6.8k number2015: 2.5k number2017: 2.1k number2018: 1.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 1,612 number for repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 22.1% on the previous year and down 76.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male in Eritrea peaked at 8,121 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,612 number, in 2018.

Eritrea ranks 87th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male (number) in Eritrea, 1994 to 2018.
Year number Change
1994 4,557 number
1995 4,582 number +0.5%
1996 3,784 number -17.4%
1997 4,792 number +26.6%
1999 4,303 number -10.2%
2000 5,135 number +19.3%
2001 3,755 number -26.9%
2002 5,600 number +49.1%
2003 7,401 number +32.2%
2004 8,121 number +9.7%
2005 5,407 number -33.4%
2006 6,479 number +19.8%
2007 7,210 number +11.3%
2008 6,727 number -6.7%
2009 5,925 number -11.9%
2010 5,618 number -5.2%
2011 5,559 number -1.1%
2012 7,411 number +33.3%
2013 6,774 number -8.6%
2015 2,470 number -63.5%
2017 2,069 number -16.2%
2018 1,612 number -22.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,404 number 3,784 number 4,792 number 5
2000s 6,176 number 3,755 number 8,121 number 10
2010s 4,502 number 1,612 number 7,411 number 7

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 84 Sri Lanka 1,727 number compare
  2. 85 Eswatini 1,719 number compare
  3. 86 Sierra Leone 1,684 number compare
  4. 88 Uruguay 1,407 number compare
  5. 89 Poland 1,402 number compare
  6. 90 Myanmar 1,270 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male in Eritrea?
Repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male in Eritrea was 1,612 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 8,121 number in 2004.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 1,612 number in 2018.
How does Eritrea rank for repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male?
Eritrea ranks 87th out of 185 countries with data for 2018.
Is repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is down 76.0%. 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 Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,341 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.