Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male was 4.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Eritrea, 1993–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Eritrea stood at 4.3%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and down 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Eritrea peaked at 29.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2017.
That places Eritrea 67th out of 195 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 25.3% | — |
| 1994 | 27.5% | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 25.9% | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 26.5% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 29.1% | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 21.7% | -25.6% |
| 2001 | 25.7% | +18.5% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 29.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | -29.4% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | -33.0% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | +36.5% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -61.4% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.9% | 25.3% | 29.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 13.0% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 4.3% | 15.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 64 Bhutan 4.9% compare
- 65 Belgium 4.8% compare
- 66 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.4% compare
- 68 Honduras 4.2% compare
- 69 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.1% compare
- 70 El Salvador 3.8% compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,835 (2022)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,792 (2022)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 398,090 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,881 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.69 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7908 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Eritrea?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Eritrea was 4.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2017.
- How does Eritrea rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
- Eritrea ranks 67th out of 195 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.1%. 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 Grade 1 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release