Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Eritrea
Eritrea: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 12,025 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Eritrea, 1989–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 12,025 for primary education, teachers, gaps filled in 2022. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Eritrea peaked at 12,025 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,895, in 1991.
Eritrea ranks 133rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 3,163 | — |
| 1990 | 3,035 | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 2,895 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 3,647 | +26.0% |
| 1993 | 4,954 | +35.8% |
| 1994 | 5,272 | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 5,583 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 5,828 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 5,476 | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 5,526 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 5,576 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 6,229 | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 6,668 | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 7,498 | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 7,691 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 8,033 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 7,942 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 7,711 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 6,933 | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 7,311 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 7,802 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 7,535 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 7,704 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 8,166 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 8,680 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 8,515 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 8,346 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 8,524 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 8,842 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 9,028 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 9,777 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 10,526 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 11,276 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 12,025 | +6.6% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 12,025 is below the median for low income countries, which is 68,981, 17% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 12,025 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50,688, 24% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +35.8% | 3,647 | 4,954 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,163 | 3,163 | 3,163 | 1 |
| 1990s | 4,779 | 2,895 | 5,828 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,382 | 6,229 | 8,033 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,512 | 7,535 | 9,777 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,276 | 10,526 | 12,025 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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 primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Eritrea?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Eritrea was 12,025 in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 12,025 in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,895 in 1991.
- How does Eritrea rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Eritrea ranks 133rd out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. 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, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.