Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 24.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Eritrea, 1992–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Eritrea is 24.7%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Eritrea peaked at 45.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2012.
That places Eritrea 14th 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 (% of enrollment) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 35.8% | — |
| 1994 | 44.4% | +23.9% |
| 1995 | 45.2% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 44.4% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 42.6% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 35.0% | -18.0% |
| 2000 | 32.0% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 27.8% | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 25.6% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | +158.0% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -31.6% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | +1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +158.0% | 11.7% | 30.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.2% | 35.0% | 45.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 18.2% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 11.7% | 30.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 56.5 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.62 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Eritrea?
- Over-age students, primary in Eritrea was 24.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2012.
- How does Eritrea rank for over-age students, primary?
- Eritrea ranks 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. 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 (% of 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.