Eritrea: Primary school completion rate

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 Eritrea

Primary school completion rate

 Latest value 56.67
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1994 - 2022
 Average 59.12
 Min - Max 31.31 - 81.37
 Source UNESCO
The latest value from 2022 is 56.67 percent, a decline from 59.46 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 92.43 percent, based on data from 124 countries. Historically, the average for Eritrea from 1994 to 2022 is 59.12 percent. The minimum value, 31.31 percent, was reached in 1994 while the maximum of 81.37 percent was recorded in 2005. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Eritrea - Primary school completion rate - historical chart - 1994-2022




The percent of all children enrolled in primary school who enter the last grade of primary school; can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

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