Egypt vs Eritrea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male
Egypt
96.7%
in 2024
Eritrea
96.9%
in 2022
Egypt rank
149th
Eritrea rank
146th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male over time
- Egypt
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 96.9% against 96.7% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 149th and Eritrea ranks 146th of 214 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Eritrea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.6% | 43.4% | 47.2% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 93.6% | 77.8% | 15.9% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 91.4% | 106.9% | 15.5% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 87.3% | 4.5% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 96.9% | 7.6% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary, male, Egypt or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 96.9% against 96.7% in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary, male between Egypt and Eritrea?
- 0.2%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Eritrea?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Eritrea rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- Egypt ranks 149th and Eritrea ranks 146th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release