Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male in Eritrea

Eritrea: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male was 20.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
20.6%
Change on year
up 75.2%
World rank
8th
of 165 countries
All-time high
21.5%
in 1999
All-time low
11.4%
in 2004
Years of data
19
1993–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male in Eritrea, 1993–2017

051015201993200520171993: 20.6 %1994: 17.6 %1995: 14.5 %1996: 19.1 %1999: 21.5 %2000: 11.4 %2002: 21.5 %2003: 20.7 %2004: 11.4 %2005: 14.8 %2006: 13.8 %2007: 16.2 %2008: 13.1 %2009: 14 %2010: 12.6 %2011: 13.7 %2012: 12.3 %2014: 11.7 %2017: 20.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male in Eritrea is 20.6%, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of up 75.2% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male in Eritrea peaked at 21.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2004.

Eritrea ranks 8th of 165 countries on this measure, 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, male in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male (%) in Eritrea, 1993 to 2017.
Year % Change
1993 20.6%
1994 17.6% -14.4%
1995 14.5% -17.7%
1996 19.1% +31.3%
1999 21.5% +12.8%
2000 11.4% -46.9%
2002 21.5% +88.0%
2003 20.7% -3.6%
2004 11.4% -44.8%
2005 14.8% +29.4%
2006 13.8% -6.4%
2007 16.2% +17.0%
2008 13.1% -18.7%
2009 14.0% +6.6%
2010 12.6% -9.9%
2011 13.7% +8.6%
2012 12.3% -10.0%
2014 11.7% -4.9%
2017 20.6% +75.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18.7% 14.5% 21.5% 5
2000s 15.2% 11.4% 21.5% 9
2010s 14.2% 11.7% 20.6% 5

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 5 Mali 23.4% compare
  2. 6 Burundi 21.9% compare
  3. 7 Central African Republic 21.6% compare
  4. 9 Madagascar 19.7% compare
  5. 10 Benin 19.4% compare
  6. 11 Suriname 19.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male in Eritrea?
Repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male in Eritrea was 20.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 1999.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2004.
How does Eritrea rank for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male?
Eritrea ranks 8th out of 165 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
165 places, 3,139 data points, 1970–2019
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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.