Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male (%) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male (%) was 96.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Eritrea, 1989–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 96.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in 2022.
That represents a change of up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Eritrea peaked at 119.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 1991.
Eritrea ranks 146th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male (%) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 43.4% | — |
| 1990 | 37.7% | -13.1% |
| 1991 | 34.7% | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 69.6% | +100.9% |
| 1993 | 85.2% | +22.3% |
| 1994 | 92.5% | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 95.9% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 97.1% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 92.6% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 94.6% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 104.9% | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 103.9% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 112.7% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 119.3% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 118.6% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 114.8% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 107.4% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 95.3% | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 89.1% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 80.3% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 86.9% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 90.6% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 91.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 90.8% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 85.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 96.9% | +13.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 96.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 96.9%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 96.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 101.3%, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male (%) 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 | +100.9% | 34.7% | 69.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.4% | 43.4% | 43.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 77.8% | 34.7% | 97.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 105.1% | 85.3% | 119.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 80.3% | 91.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 96.9% | 96.9% | 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, male in Eritrea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Eritrea was 96.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 119.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 1991.
- How does Eritrea rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- Eritrea ranks 146th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release