Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Eritrea
Eritrea: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 38.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Eritrea, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Eritrea stood at 38.8%.
That represents a change of down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Eritrea peaked at 45.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1999.
That places Eritrea 150th out of 166 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.0% | — |
| 2000 | 17.0% | +21.6% |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 24.3% | +29.5% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | +35.1% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | -40.6% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 38.8% | +25.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 17.0% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 25.4% | 45.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 38.8% | 38.8% | 1 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,881 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,835 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Eritrea?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Eritrea was 38.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1999.
- How does Eritrea rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Eritrea ranks 150th out of 166 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release