Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Eritrea
Eritrea: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 28.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Eritrea, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Eritrea stood at 28.2%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 28.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2002.
That places Eritrea 145th out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.0% | — |
| 2000 | 6.9% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +69.7% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +34.2% |
| 2014 | 19.8% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | +19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 6.0% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 15.8% | 23.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 28.2% | 28.2% | 1 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.73 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Eritrea?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Eritrea was 28.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 145th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.4%. 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 Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release