Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Eritrea
Eritrea: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 39.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Eritrea, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Eritrea stood at 39.2%.
That represents a change of up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Eritrea peaked at 48.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2003.
That places Eritrea 9th out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 48.8% | — |
| 1995 | 46.8% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 46.1% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 41.2% | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 34.6% | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 33.9% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | -16.6% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 38.5% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 40.6% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 36.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 35.8% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 35.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 37.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 39.2% | +3.5% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 39.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 34.2%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 39.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.3%, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.7% | 41.2% | 48.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 23.5% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 35.5% | 40.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 39.2% | 39.2% | 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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Eritrea?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Eritrea was 39.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2003.
- How does Eritrea rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Eritrea ranks 9th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release