Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Eritrea
Eritrea: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 51.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Eritrea, 1992–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
In 2018, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Eritrea stood at 51.8%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Eritrea peaked at 85.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 1992.
That places Eritrea 180th out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 29.1% | — |
| 1994 | 32.9% | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 34.3% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 36.6% | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 37.4% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 45.6% | +22.0% |
| 2000 | 53.3% | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 56.4% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 64.8% | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 73.1% | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 78.9% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 83.7% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 85.4% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 74.9% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 69.8% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 68.3% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 70.3% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 64.6% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 51.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.0% | 29.1% | 45.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 53.3% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 51.8% | 70.3% | 8 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,792 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 266,829 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 398,090 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7908 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1168 units per person (2022)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 398,090 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7908 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Eritrea?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Eritrea was 51.8% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 1992.
- How does Eritrea rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Eritrea ranks 180th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.