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 35.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
35.3%
World rank
9th
of 169 countries
All-time high
45.2%
in 1994
All-time low
16.5%
in 2003
Years of data
23
1994–2022
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 35.3%.
That represents a change of up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Eritrea peaked at 45.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2003.
Eritrea ranks 9th of 169 countries on this measure, 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 | 45.2% | — |
| 1995 | 43.2% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 42.4% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 36.4% | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 29.2% | -19.9% |
| 2001 | 28.4% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 21.6% | -24.1% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | -23.7% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 16.8% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | +35.8% |
| 2008 | 29.2% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 33.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | +4.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 35.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 32.7%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 35.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.5%, 1.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.8% | 36.4% | 45.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 16.5% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 29.7% | 35.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 35.3% | 35.3% | 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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Eritrea?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Eritrea was 35.3% 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 45.2% 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 16.5% in 2003.
- How does Eritrea rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Eritrea ranks 9th out of 169 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 19.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release