Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Eritrea

Eritrea: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 19.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
19.3%
Change on year
up 15.1%
World rank
14th
of 156 countries
All-time high
28.5%
in 2002
All-time low
11.1%
in 2010
Years of data
15
1999–2017

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Eritrea, 1999–2017

01020301999200820171999: 23.3 %2000: 22.7 %2001: 22.8 %2002: 28.5 %2003: 24.6 %2005: 18.2 %2006: 14.8 %2007: 14.3 %2008: 15.2 %2009: 12.5 %2010: 11.1 %2011: 14.8 %2012: 15.6 %2014: 16.8 %2017: 19.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Eritrea stood at 19.3%.

That represents a change of up 15.1% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Eritrea peaked at 28.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2010.

That places Eritrea 14th out of 156 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%) in Eritrea, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 23.3%
2000 22.7% -2.7%
2001 22.8% +0.2%
2002 28.5% +25.4%
2003 24.6% -13.7%
2005 18.2% -26.2%
2006 14.8% -18.6%
2007 14.3% -3.5%
2008 15.2% +6.6%
2009 12.5% -17.8%
2010 11.1% -11.4%
2011 14.8% +33.3%
2012 15.6% +5.8%
2014 16.8% +7.2%
2017 19.3% +15.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.3% 23.3% 23.3% 1
2000s 19.3% 12.5% 28.5% 9
2010s 15.5% 11.1% 19.3% 5

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 11 Morocco 21.2% compare
  2. 12 Cape Verde 21.1% compare
  3. 13 Uruguay 20.4% compare
  4. 15 Guinea 19.1% compare
  5. 16 Chad 19.0% compare
  6. 17 Congo 18.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Eritrea?
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Eritrea was 19.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2002.
What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2010.
How does Eritrea rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Eritrea ranks 14th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. 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 Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 2,040 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of repeaters in lower secondary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in lower secondary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in lower secondary education in the previous school year t.