Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eritrea
Eritrea: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 86.6% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eritrea, 1999–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eritrea is 86.6%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eritrea peaked at 86.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 2003.
That places Eritrea 65th out of 106 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 65.7% | — |
| 2000 | 65.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 68.3% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 62.0% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 64.1% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 59.5% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 69.7% | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 64.8% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 76.5% | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.7% | 65.7% | 65.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 56.6% | 69.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 64.8% | 86.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 62 Bahamas 88.7% compare
- 63 Sierra Leone 87.9%
- 64 Egypt 86.9%
- 66 Armenia 86.5%
- 67 Mozambique 85.9% compare
- 68 Cape Verde 82.4% compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2016)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
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 86.6% in 2013, 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 86.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 2003.
- How does Eritrea rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Eritrea ranks 65th out of 106 countries with data for 2013.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. 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 secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release