Share of primary school teachers who are women in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 44.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Eritrea, 1989–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 44.1% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Eritrea peaked at 47.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 1996.
That places Eritrea 192nd out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.9% | 44.9% | 44.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 38.2% | 34.7% | 46.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 35.8% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 36.0% | 40.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 44.1% | 44.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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 primary school teachers who are women in Eritrea?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Eritrea was 44.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Eritrea ranks 192nd out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.