Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 55.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Eritrea, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 55.8% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in 2022.
That represents a change of up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Eritrea peaked at 74.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 1994.
That places Eritrea 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 30.4% | — |
| 1995 | 38.4% | +26.4% |
| 1996 | 47.8% | +24.3% |
| 1997 | 51.3% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 50.4% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 54.9% | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 56.6% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 51.0% | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 58.2% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 74.0% | +27.2% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 64.4% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 56.1% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 55.3% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 52.2% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 63.9% | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 55.8% | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.7% | 30.4% | 51.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 51.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 52.0% | 63.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 55.8% | 55.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 177 Burkina Faso 57.4% compare
- 178 Tokelau 56.5% compare
- 179 Guinea-Bissau 55.8% compare
- 181 Ethiopia 54.2% compare
- 182 British Virgin Islands 54.0% compare
- 183 Uganda 54.0% compare
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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Eritrea?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Eritrea was 55.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 1994.
- How does Eritrea rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Eritrea ranks 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release