Primary education, teachers, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0035 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Eritrea, 1989–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.0035 units per person for primary education, teachers, per capita in 2022. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.0035 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 units per person, in 1990.
Eritrea ranks 160th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 12,025 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Eritrea?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Eritrea was 0.0035 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 units per person in 1990.
- How does Eritrea rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 160th out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.