Primary education, pupils, per capita in Eritrea

Eritrea: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.1168 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.1168 units per person
World rank
67th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.1443 units per person
in 2004
All-time low
0.0568 units per person
in 1991
Years of data
29
1989–2022

Primary education, pupils, per capita in Eritrea, 1989–2022

00.050.10.151989200520221989: 0.065 units per person1990: 0.057 units per person1991: 0.057 units per person1992: 0.084 units per person1993: 0.099 units per person1994: 0.108 units per person1995: 0.111 units per person1996: 0.114 units per person1997: 0.112 units per person1999: 0.118 units per person2000: 0.132 units per person2001: 0.129 units per person2002: 0.138 units per person2003: 0.144 units per person2004: 0.144 units per person2005: 0.142 units per person2006: 0.135 units per person2007: 0.121 units per person2008: 0.112 units per person2009: 0.104 units per person2010: 0.097 units per person2011: 0.104 units per person2012: 0.11 units per person2013: 0.129 units per person2014: 0.117 units per person2015: 0.116 units per person2017: 0.11 units per person2018: 0.11 units per person2022: 0.117 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for primary education, pupils, per capita in Eritrea is 0.1168 units per person, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.1443 units per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0568 units per person, in 1991.

Eritrea ranks 67th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Primary education, pupils, per capita in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Primary education, pupils, per capita in Eritrea, 1989 to 2022.
Year units per person Change
1989 0.0647 units per person
1990 0.057 units per person -11.9%
1991 0.0568 units per person -0.3%
1992 0.0839 units per person +47.6%
1993 0.0994 units per person +18.5%
1994 0.1082 units per person +8.9%
1995 0.1107 units per person +2.3%
1996 0.1136 units per person +2.6%
1997 0.1119 units per person -1.5%
1999 0.1184 units per person +5.8%
2000 0.1317 units per person +11.2%
2001 0.1292 units per person -1.9%
2002 0.138 units per person +6.8%
2003 0.1441 units per person +4.4%
2004 0.1443 units per person +0.2%
2005 0.1419 units per person -1.7%
2006 0.1347 units per person -5.0%
2007 0.121 units per person -10.2%
2008 0.1115 units per person -7.8%
2009 0.1039 units per person -6.8%
2010 0.0971 units per person -6.6%
2011 0.104 units per person +7.1%
2012 0.1101 units per person +5.9%
2013 0.1289 units per person +17.2%
2014 0.1168 units per person -9.4%
2015 0.1165 units per person -0.3%
2017 0.1101 units per person -5.4%
2018 0.1095 units per person -0.5%
2022 0.1168 units per person +6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0647 units per person 0.0647 units per person 0.0647 units per person 1
1990s 0.0955 units per person 0.0568 units per person 0.1184 units per person 9
2000s 0.13 units per person 0.1039 units per person 0.1443 units per person 10
2010s 0.1116 units per person 0.0971 units per person 0.1289 units per person 8
2020s 0.1168 units per person 0.1168 units per person 0.1168 units per person 1

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 64 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1186 units per person compare
  2. 65 Comoros 0.1179 units per person compare
  3. 66 Cape Verde 0.1177 units per person compare
  4. 68 Bhutan 0.1159 units per person compare
  5. 69 Sudan 0.1149 units per person compare
  6. 70 Guam 0.1143 units per person

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary education, pupils, per capita in Eritrea?
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Eritrea was 0.1168 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 0.1443 units per person in 2004.
What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0568 units per person in 1991.
How does Eritrea rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Eritrea ranks 67th out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.