Egypt vs Eritrea: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school
Egypt
26.8%
in 2024
Eritrea
28.2%
in 2022
Egypt rank
148th
Eritrea rank
145th
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school over time
- Egypt
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 28.2% against 26.8% in Egypt, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 148th and Eritrea ranks 145th of 178 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 7.0% | 1.4% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 10.9% | 1.6% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 19.8% | 1.8% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children enrolled in pre-primary school, Egypt or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 28.2% against 26.8% in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of children enrolled in pre-primary school between Egypt and Eritrea?
- 1.4%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Eritrea?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Egypt and Eritrea rank globally for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Egypt ranks 148th and Eritrea ranks 145th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.