School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Eritrea
Eritrea: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) was 23.9% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, preprimary in Eritrea, 1992–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary in Eritrea is 23.9%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Eritrea peaked at 27.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1992.
Eritrea ranks 164th of 197 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 (% gross) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.4% | — |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | +64.3% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +20.4% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +26.0% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | +68.9% |
| 2006 | 27.4% | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | +2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +68.9% | 14.5% | 24.5% |
| 1999 | +64.3% | 4.9% | 8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.4% | 8.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 8.5% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 19.5% | 25.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 56.5 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.62 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Eritrea?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Eritrea was 23.9% in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1992.
- How does Eritrea rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Eritrea ranks 164th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 (% 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.