Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%) was 82.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Eritrea, 1989–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Eritrea stood at 82.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Eritrea peaked at 95.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 1991.
Eritrea ranks 197th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 38.4% | — |
| 1990 | 34.8% | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 32.6% | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 59.0% | +81.0% |
| 1993 | 68.5% | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 73.7% | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 76.6% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 78.6% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 75.8% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 85.7% | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 85.1% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 89.9% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 95.8% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 94.4% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 92.2% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 86.6% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 79.1% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 73.1% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 70.5% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 66.9% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 71.3% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 93.6% | +25.5% |
| 2014 | 75.6% | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 75.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | +15.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 82.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 85.2%, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 82.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.0%, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +81.0% | 32.6% | 59.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.4% | 38.4% | 38.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 64.1% | 32.6% | 78.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 85.2% | 70.5% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 66.9% | 93.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 82.4% | 82.4% | 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 gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Eritrea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in Eritrea was 82.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 1991.
- How does Eritrea rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- Eritrea ranks 197th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release