Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Eritrea
Eritrea: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 126,186 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Eritrea, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 126,186 for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Eritrea peaked at 126,186 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37,560, in 2003.
Eritrea ranks 48th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 76,791 | — |
| 1995 | 75,726 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 80,719 | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 74,318 | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 61,481 | -17.3% |
| 2001 | 61,348 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 48,067 | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 37,560 | -21.9% |
| 2004 | 45,542 | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 46,614 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 55,739 | +19.6% |
| 2007 | 77,226 | +38.5% |
| 2008 | 86,657 | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 99,711 | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 109,396 | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 102,115 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 94,447 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 103,805 | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 103,613 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 106,018 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 118,763 | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 119,599 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 126,186 | +5.5% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 126,186 is below the median for low income countries, which is 631,260, 20% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 126,186 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 251,598, 50% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76,888 | 74,318 | 80,719 | 4 |
| 2000s | 61,994 | 37,560 | 99,711 | 10 |
| 2010s | 107,220 | 94,447 | 119,599 | 8 |
| 2020s | 126,186 | 126,186 | 126,186 | 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 out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Eritrea?
- Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Eritrea was 126,186 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 126,186 in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,560 in 2003.
- How does Eritrea rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
- Eritrea ranks 48th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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 Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release