Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Eritrea
Eritrea: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 41.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Eritrea, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 41.8% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 41.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2002.
That places Eritrea 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.9% | — |
| 2001 | 26.6% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 26.3% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 27.8% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 29.7% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 36.8% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 34.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 35.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 38.7% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 40.2% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 41.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 41.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 41.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 41.4% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 41.8% | +1.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 41.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 41.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5%, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5% | 26.3% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 34.4% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 41.1% | 41.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 3 Afghanistan 52.7% compare
- 4 Central African Republic 46.6% compare
- 5 Sudan 42.3% compare
- 7 Djibouti 39.2% compare
- 8 Libya 37.8% compare
- 9 Guinea-Bissau 37.1% compare
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 of primary school age, both sexes in Eritrea?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Eritrea was 41.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release