Girls and boys who are out of school in Eritrea
Eritrea: Girls and boys who are out of school was 95,607 girls in 2022. ▲ Rising
Girls and boys who are out of school in Eritrea, 1992–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in girls.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 95,607 girls for girls and boys who are out of school in 2022. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, girls and boys who are out of school in Eritrea peaked at 95,607 girls in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48,233 girls, in 2003.
That places Eritrea 43rd out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Girls and boys who are out of school in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | girls | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 72,889 girls | — |
| 1994 | 70,919 girls | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 72,307 girls | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 74,262 girls | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 78,313 girls | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 73,425 girls | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 63,860 girls | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 61,912 girls | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 55,345 girls | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 48,233 girls | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 50,783 girls | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 52,210 girls | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 58,116 girls | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 70,472 girls | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 80,725 girls | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 85,335 girls | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 89,624 girls | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 82,368 girls | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 77,475 girls | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 80,188 girls | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 80,578 girls | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 83,342 girls | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 94,112 girls | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 94,591 girls | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 95,607 girls | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73,686 girls | 70,919 girls | 78,313 girls | 6 |
| 2000s | 62,699 girls | 48,233 girls | 85,335 girls | 10 |
| 2010s | 85,285 girls | 77,475 girls | 94,591 girls | 8 |
| 2020s | 95,607 girls | 95,607 girls | 95,607 girls | 1 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.79 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,627 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.77 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 145,685 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.81 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 121,144 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 266,829 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216,955 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0636 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is girls and boys who are out of school in Eritrea?
- Girls and boys who are out of school in Eritrea was 95,607 girls in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 95,607 girls in 2022.
- What is the lowest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,233 girls in 2003.
- How does Eritrea rank for girls and boys who are out of school?
- Eritrea ranks 43rd out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is girls and boys who are out of school rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.