Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 66.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Eritrea, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Eritrea is 66.7%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Eritrea peaked at 98.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 1994.
Eritrea ranks 170th of 194 countries on this measure, 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, male in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 40.7% | — |
| 1995 | 51.8% | +27.3% |
| 1996 | 71.6% | +38.2% |
| 1997 | 76.6% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 64.3% | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 67.5% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 67.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 68.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 76.2% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 86.7% | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 98.3% | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 89.8% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 84.8% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 74.8% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 78.3% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 67.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 62.8% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 73.6% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 73.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 66.7% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.0% | 40.7% | 76.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 79.2% | 67.5% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 62.8% | 73.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Eritrea?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Eritrea was 66.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 1994.
- How does Eritrea rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Eritrea ranks 170th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release