Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) was 66.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Eritrea, 1994–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2022, primary completion rate, male in Eritrea stood at 66.7%.
That represents a change of up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Eritrea peaked at 98.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 1994.
Eritrea ranks 166th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 40.7% | — |
| 1995 | 51.8% | +27.3% |
| 1996 | 71.6% | +38.2% |
| 1997 | 76.6% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 64.3% | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 67.5% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 67.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 68.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 76.2% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 86.7% | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 98.3% | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 89.8% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 84.8% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 74.8% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 78.3% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 67.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 62.8% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 73.6% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 73.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 66.7% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.0% | 40.7% | 76.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 79.2% | 67.5% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 62.8% | 73.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 56.5 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.62 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Eritrea?
- Primary completion rate, male in Eritrea was 66.7% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 1994.
- How does Eritrea rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Eritrea ranks 166th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.