Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eritrea
Eritrea: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 78.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eritrea, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eritrea stood at 78.7%.
The figure is down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eritrea peaked at 91.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 2001.
Eritrea ranks 100th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 69.1% | — |
| 2000 | 62.1% | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 56.5% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 57.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 67.9% | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 69.7% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 71.2% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 81.9% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 81.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 90.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 86.1% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 76.1% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 86.5% | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 78.7% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.1% | 69.1% | 69.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 56.5% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 76.1% | 91.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 78.7% | 78.7% | 78.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 97 Solomon Islands 81.4% compare
- 98 Saint Lucia 81.3% compare
- 99 Monaco 79.6%
- 101 Barbados 78.3% compare
- 102 Bangladesh 77.9% compare
- 103 Lao People's Democratic Republic 77.1% compare
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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.73 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (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 78.7% 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 91.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 2001.
- How does Eritrea rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Eritrea ranks 100th out of 131 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 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release