School enrollment, preprimary, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: School enrollment, preprimary, male was 24.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Eritrea, 1992–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 24.0% for school enrollment, preprimary, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Eritrea peaked at 27.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1992.
Eritrea ranks 163rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.2% | — |
| 1993 | 4.5% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | +71.7% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | +31.7% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +58.6% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | +2.4% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 24.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.5%, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 24.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.0%, 100% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +71.7% | 5.0% | 8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.2% | 8.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 8.8% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 19.7% | 26.0% | 10 |
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 school enrollment, preprimary, male in Eritrea?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Eritrea was 24.0% in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1992.
- How does Eritrea rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Eritrea ranks 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.