Over-age students, primary, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: Over-age students, primary, male was 26.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Eritrea, 1992–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 26.7% for over-age students, primary, male in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Eritrea peaked at 48.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2012.
That places Eritrea 10th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 37.7% | — |
| 1994 | 47.5% | +26.2% |
| 1995 | 48.2% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 47.2% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 45.0% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 36.4% | -19.3% |
| 2000 | 33.7% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 29.4% | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 28.2% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 26.7% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 24.8% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +85.8% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.7% | 36.4% | 48.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 20.1% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 13.3% | 26.7% | 8 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,725 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,881 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,835 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,792 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 266,829 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 398,090 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7908 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1168 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, male in Eritrea?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Eritrea was 26.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2012.
- How does Eritrea rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Eritrea ranks 10th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.