Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 62.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Eritrea, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Eritrea stood at 62.2%.
The figure is up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Eritrea peaked at 86.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 55.7%, in 2012.
That places Eritrea 19th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.6% | 86.6% | 86.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 64.3% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 55.7% | 75.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 62.2% | 62.2% | 62.2% | 1 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 12,025 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.68 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Eritrea?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Eritrea was 62.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.7% in 2012.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Eritrea ranks 19th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.