Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … male in Eritrea
Eritrea: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … male was 82.5% 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 82.5%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eritrea peaked at 82.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2003.
That places Eritrea 66th 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 … male in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 55.2% | — |
| 2000 | 59.9% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 61.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 48.2% | -21.3% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 48.3% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 49.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 48.9% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 63.5% | +29.7% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 70.2% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 82.5% | +7.2% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 82.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 67.1%, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 82.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.2% | 55.2% | 55.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 47.0% | 63.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 67.2% | 82.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 63 Mozambique 84.7% compare
- 64 Egypt 84.4%
- 65 Liberia 82.8%
- 67 Cape Verde 82.1% compare
- 68 Sierra Leone 82.0%
- 69 Pakistan 80.5%
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 82.5% 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 82.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2003.
- How does Eritrea rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Eritrea ranks 66th 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 75.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release