Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male was 4.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 3 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 3 of primary education, male in Eritrea is 4.1%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in Eritrea peaked at 20.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2017.
That places Eritrea 58th out of 171 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 14.9% | — |
| 1994 | 12.8% | -14.2% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | -19.0% |
| 1996 | 14.2% | +37.6% |
| 1999 | 20.1% | +41.3% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | -44.6% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +63.8% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -44.9% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -65.2% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 10.3% | 20.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 10.7% | 19.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 4.1% | 14.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 55 Burkina Faso 4.3% compare
- 56 Gambia 4.2% compare
- 57 Costa Rica 4.1% compare
- 59 Honduras 4.0% compare
- 60 El Salvador 3.8% compare
- 61 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.7% 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 3 of primary education, male in Eritrea?
- Repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in Eritrea was 4.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2017.
- How does Eritrea rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male?
- Eritrea ranks 58th out of 171 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.5%. 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, 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.