Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male was 9.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Eritrea, 1993–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Eritrea stood at 9.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.5% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Eritrea peaked at 17.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2004.
Eritrea ranks 32nd of 140 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 17.4% | — |
| 1994 | 11.4% | -34.5% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 11.4% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | -52.4% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +133.0% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -56.2% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +48.7% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -27.5% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +34.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.0% | 11.3% | 17.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 6.1% | 15.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.3% | 9.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 29 Yemen 10.9% compare
- 30 Lesotho 10.7% compare
- 31 Timor-Leste 10.5% compare
- 33 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.4% compare
- 34 Morocco 9.0% compare
- 35 South Africa 8.0% 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 5 of primary education, male in Eritrea?
- Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Eritrea was 9.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
- Eritrea ranks 32nd out of 140 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 5 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.