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.
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 86.6% | — |
| 2000 | 83.5% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 81.4% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 78.7% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 81.7% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 76.1% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 67.9% | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 65.8% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 67.2% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 58.9% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 55.7% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 73.4% | +31.6% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 74.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 71.9% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 62.2% | -10.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 62.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 57.9%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 62.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.8%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +31.6% | 55.7% | 73.4% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,725 (2022)
- 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)
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.