Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Eritrea

Eritrea: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male was 28.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
28.8%
Change on year
up 14.7%
World rank
7th
of 153 countries
All-time high
28.8%
in 2017
All-time low
12.3%
in 2007
Years of data
7
2005–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Eritrea, 2005–2017

01020302005201120172005: 26.6 %2006: 13.8 %2007: 12.3 %2008: 17 %2009: 14.2 %2014: 25.1 %2017: 28.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 28.8% for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in 2017. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 134.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Eritrea peaked at 28.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2007.

Eritrea ranks 7th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Eritrea, 2005 to 2017.
Year % Change
2005 26.6%
2006 13.8% -48.4%
2007 12.3% -10.8%
2008 17.0% +38.7%
2009 14.2% -16.3%
2014 25.1% +76.4%
2017 28.8% +14.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.8% 12.3% 26.6% 5
2010s 27.0% 25.1% 28.8% 2

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 4 Guinea-Bissau 34.3%
  2. 5 Morocco 30.1% compare
  3. 6 Cape Verde 29.8% compare
  4. 8 Benin 26.8% compare
  5. 9 Togo 24.2% compare
  6. 10 Senegal 22.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Eritrea?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Eritrea was 28.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2007.
How does Eritrea rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male?
Eritrea ranks 7th out of 153 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 134.9%. 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 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 2,514 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.