Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Eritrea
Eritrea: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 36.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
36.3%
World rank
15th
of 171 countries
All-time high
45.7%
in 1994
All-time low
21.0%
in 2004
Years of data
23
1994–2022
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Eritrea, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 36.3% for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2022.
That represents a change of up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Eritrea peaked at 45.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2004.
That places Eritrea 15th out of 171 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 45.7% | — |
| 1995 | 42.5% | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 40.7% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 34.6% | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 27.9% | -19.2% |
| 2001 | 29.3% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | -14.7% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 21.7% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 23.6% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 30.5% | +29.3% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 34.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 38.2% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 36.3% | -4.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 36.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 38.1%, 95% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 36.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.6%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.9% | 34.6% | 45.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 21.0% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 34.0% | 39.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 36.3% | 36.3% | 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 rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Eritrea?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Eritrea was 36.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Eritrea ranks 15th out of 171 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release