Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender in Eritrea
Eritrea: Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender was 0.7222 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eritrea, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eritrea stood at 0.7222 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eritrea peaked at 1.66 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7222 GPIA, in 2022.
Eritrea ranks 93rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.66 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.39 GPIA | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 1.23 GPIA | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 1.13 GPIA | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.16 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.18 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9384 GPIA | -20.4% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9159 GPIA | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 1.12 GPIA | +22.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9601 GPIA | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 1.15 GPIA | +19.8% |
| 2013 | 1.3 GPIA | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 1.32 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.31 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8864 GPIA | -32.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8671 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7222 GPIA | -16.7% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.7222 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 68% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.7222 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 72% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.66 GPIA | 1.66 GPIA | 1.66 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.12 GPIA | 0.9159 GPIA | 1.39 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.11 GPIA | 0.8671 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7222 GPIA | 0.7222 GPIA | 0.7222 GPIA | 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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eritrea?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eritrea was 0.7222 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7222 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Eritrea rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Eritrea ranks 93rd out of 97 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release