Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female was 15.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female in Eritrea, 1993–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 15.5% for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.4% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female in Eritrea peaked at 27.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2012.
That places Eritrea 15th out of 181 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 27.6% | — |
| 1994 | 25.1% | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 25.8% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 26.3% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 24.0% | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | -49.2% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | +95.0% |
| 2003 | 23.7% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -53.7% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +34.4% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | -22.3% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -25.9% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +66.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.7% | 24.0% | 27.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 10.9% | 23.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.0% | 15.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 12 Cape Verde 15.8% compare
- 13 Haiti 15.8%
- 14 Benin 15.6% compare
- 16 Côte d'Ivoire 14.5% compare
- 17 Chad 14.1% compare
- 18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 13.7% 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 4 of primary education, female in Eritrea?
- Repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female in Eritrea was 15.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2012.
- How does Eritrea rank for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female?
- Eritrea ranks 15th out of 181 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 4 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release