Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 44.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Eritrea, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Eritrea stood at 44.7%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Eritrea peaked at 44.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2003.
Eritrea ranks 5th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, female in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.6% | — |
| 2001 | 33.1% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 32.3% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 32.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 37.0% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 39.6% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 41.3% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 41.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 40.6% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 43.6% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 44.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 44.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 44.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 44.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 44.3% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 44.7% | +0.9% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 44.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 28.9%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 44.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.2%, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.9% | 32.3% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 38.5% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 44.1% | 44.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 61.3% compare
- 3 Afghanistan 60.2% compare
- 4 Central African Republic 46.8% compare
- 6 Sudan 43.0% compare
- 7 Djibouti 41.9% compare
- 8 Niger 37.5% 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, female in Eritrea?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Eritrea was 44.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 2003.
- How does Eritrea rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Eritrea ranks 5th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release