Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Eritrea
Eritrea: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes was 8.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Eritrea, 1993–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Eritrea stood at 8.5%.
The figure is up 33.5% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 21.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2004.
That places Eritrea 34th out of 157 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 21.4% | — |
| 1994 | 13.7% | -36.0% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 14.1% | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 6.4% | -55.8% |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +112.3% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | -60.9% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | +56.9% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -32.9% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +33.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 13.7% | 21.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 5.7% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.4% | 8.5% | 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 5 of primary education, both sexes in Eritrea?
- Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Eritrea was 8.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 34th out of 157 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. 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 5 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.