Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in Eritrea
Eritrea: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes was 3.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in Eritrea, 1993–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 3.9% for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 20.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2017.
Eritrea ranks 56th of 179 countries on this measure, 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 3 of primary education, both sexes in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 16.9% | — |
| 1994 | 14.8% | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 15.4% | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 20.4% | +33.0% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | -45.5% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | +54.3% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -45.8% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +25.2% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +16.8% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -62.8% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1% | 13.3% | 20.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 10.8% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 3.9% | 13.0% | 5 |
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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 repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in Eritrea?
- Repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in Eritrea was 3.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2017.
- How does Eritrea rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 56th out of 179 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.0%. 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 3 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.