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.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0016 units per person | — |
| 1990 | 0.0015 units per person | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.002 units per person | +34.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0027 units per person | +31.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.003 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 units per person | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0026 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0027 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0028 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0028 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 units per person | +24.7% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0035 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.004 units per person, 88% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0035 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0043 units per person, 81% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +34.4% | 0.0015 units per person | 0.002 units per person |
| 1993 | +31.6% | 0.002 units per person | 0.0027 units per person |
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
- 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, 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.