Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Eritrea

Eritrea: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 20.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
20.4%
Change on year
up 17.0%
World rank
18th
of 172 countries
All-time high
25.0%
in 2002
All-time low
6.6%
in 1995
Years of data
20
1993–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Eritrea, 1993–2017

5101520251993200520171993: 14 %1994: 10.5 %1995: 6.6 %1996: 12 %1999: 20.5 %2000: 19.5 %2001: 20.6 %2002: 25 %2003: 24.8 %2004: 12.7 %2005: 15 %2006: 15.1 %2007: 16.8 %2008: 17.7 %2009: 13 %2010: 15.6 %2011: 18.8 %2012: 16.9 %2014: 17.4 %2017: 20.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 20.4% for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in 2017.

That represents a change of up 17.0% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Eritrea peaked at 25.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1995.

Eritrea ranks 18th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Eritrea, 1993 to 2017.
Year % Change
1993 14.0%
1994 10.5% -24.8%
1995 6.6% -37.1%
1996 12.0% +80.6%
1999 20.5% +71.0%
2000 19.5% -4.7%
2001 20.6% +5.8%
2002 25.0% +21.3%
2003 24.8% -0.8%
2004 12.7% -48.8%
2005 15.0% +18.0%
2006 15.1% +0.2%
2007 16.8% +11.9%
2008 17.7% +4.8%
2009 13.0% -26.1%
2010 15.6% +19.7%
2011 18.8% +20.5%
2012 16.9% -10.3%
2014 17.4% +3.1%
2017 20.4% +17.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.7% 6.6% 20.5% 5
2000s 18.0% 12.7% 25.0% 10
2010s 17.8% 15.6% 20.4% 5

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 15 Senegal 20.7% compare
  2. 16 Chad 20.7% compare
  3. 17 Burkina Faso 20.6% compare
  4. 19 Togo 19.9% compare
  5. 20 Niger 19.8% compare
  6. 21 Congo 19.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Eritrea?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Eritrea was 20.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2002.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1995.
How does Eritrea rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Eritrea ranks 18th out of 172 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,106 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.