Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Eritrea

Eritrea: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male was 9.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
9.2%
Change on year
up 40.9%
World rank
39th
of 181 countries
All-time high
42.2%
in 1991
All-time low
6.5%
in 2014
Years of data
22
1991–2017

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Eritrea, 1991–2017

102030401991200420171991: 42.2 %1992: 27.6 %1993: 20.1 %1994: 18.4 %1995: 16.2 %1996: 18.7 %1999: 21.4 %2000: 13.8 %2001: 19.2 %2002: 21.8 %2003: 21.6 %2004: 13.1 %2005: 13.4 %2006: 13.4 %2007: 15.3 %2008: 13.7 %2009: 15 %2010: 13.3 %2011: 14.4 %2012: 12.5 %2014: 6.5 %2017: 9.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 9.2% for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.9% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Eritrea peaked at 42.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2014.

Eritrea ranks 39th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.5% 16.2% 42.2% 7
2000s 16.0% 13.1% 21.8% 10
2010s 11.2% 6.5% 14.4% 5

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 36 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9.5% compare
  2. 37 Iraq 9.3% compare
  3. 38 Uganda 9.2% compare
  4. 40 Belize 8.4% compare
  5. 41 Aruba 8.4% compare
  6. 42 Bhutan 8.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Eritrea?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Eritrea was 9.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 1991.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2014.
How does Eritrea rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
Eritrea ranks 39th out of 181 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. 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 Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,893 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of male repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.