Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Eritrea
Eritrea: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 30,525 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Eritrea, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Eritrea is 30,525 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 30,525 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10,918 number, in 1995.
Eritrea ranks 57th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 14,864 number | — |
| 1995 | 10,918 number | -26.5% |
| 1996 | 11,680 number | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 13,328 number | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 12,119 number | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 15,632 number | +29.0% |
| 2001 | 16,870 number | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 17,419 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 23,083 number | +32.5% |
| 2004 | 21,352 number | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 25,283 number | +18.4% |
| 2007 | 21,919 number | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 20,151 number | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 21,925 number | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 18,922 number | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 16,826 number | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 22,847 number | +35.8% |
| 2013 | 26,274 number | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 25,487 number | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 25,900 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 30,525 number | +17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,582 number | 10,918 number | 14,864 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 20,404 number | 15,632 number | 25,283 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 23,826 number | 16,826 number | 30,525 number | 7 |
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- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2016)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Eritrea?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Eritrea was 30,525 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 30,525 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,918 number in 1995.
- How does Eritrea rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 57th out of 184 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. 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 Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.