Eritrea vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Eritrea
57.7%
in 2022
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
92.1%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
3rd
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
4th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Eritrea
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa currently reports 92.1% against 57.7% in Eritrea, a difference of 34.4%.
That makes UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's figure about 1.6 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 3rd and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 4th of 183 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 | 55.4% | 47.7% | 7.7% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 35.0% | 42.1% | 7.1% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 34.5% | 6.2% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 35.2% | 22.5% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Eritrea or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, at 92.1% against 57.7% in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Eritrea and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 34.4%, with UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Eritrea and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Eritrea ranks 3rd and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 4th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, 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