Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 61.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Eritrea, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 61.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Eritrea peaked at 79.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 42.2%, in 1993.
That places Eritrea 189th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 42.2% | — |
| 1994 | 46.9% | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 49.4% | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 51.3% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 51.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 56.8% | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 63.6% | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 63.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 69.5% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 73.9% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 75.7% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 78.7% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 79.3% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 72.6% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 73.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 73.9% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 76.1% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 79.3% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 78.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 75.4% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 68.9% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 61.6% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 61.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.7% | 42.2% | 56.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 72.3% | 63.2% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 61.4% | 79.3% | 8 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 266,829 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.25 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 121,144 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.81 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 145,685 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.77 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,627 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.79 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Eritrea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Eritrea was 61.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2% in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Eritrea ranks 189th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.