Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Eritrea
Eritrea: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 63.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Eritrea, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 63.3% for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Eritrea peaked at 87.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 57.2%, in 2012.
Eritrea ranks 17th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 87.2% | — |
| 2000 | 84.0% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 82.3% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 79.7% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 82.1% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 76.6% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 68.5% | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 66.7% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 65.3% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 62.8% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 60.8% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | +29.2% |
| 2014 | 75.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.2% | 87.2% | 87.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 65.3% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 57.2% | 75.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 63.3% | 63.3% | 63.3% | 1 |
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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 one year before the official primary in Eritrea?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Eritrea was 63.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2% in 2012.
- How does Eritrea rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Eritrea ranks 17th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release