Eritrea vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes
Eritrea
61.3%
in 2022
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
69.5%
in 2023
Eritrea rank
179th
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
180th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes over time
- Eritrea
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa currently reports 69.5% against 61.3% in Eritrea, a difference of 8.2%.
That makes UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1994 it was UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
Eritrea ranks 179th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 180th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.3% | 51.3% | 1.0% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 59.4% | 10.6% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 67.3% | 4.8% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 69.9% | 8.6% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes, Eritrea or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, at 69.5% against 61.3% in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes between Eritrea and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 8.2%, with UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do Eritrea and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 179th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 180th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). 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