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
The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Eritrea is 4.3%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 72nd out of 186 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
- 69 Samoa 4.7% compare
- 70 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.7% compare
- 71 Antigua and Barbuda 4.3% compare
- 73 Hungary 4.3% compare
- 74 Côte d'Ivoire 4.2% compare
- 75 Indonesia 4.0% compare
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 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 72nd out of 186 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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About this data
Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.