School enrollment, primary, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: School enrollment, primary, female was 82.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Eritrea, 1989–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Eritrea is 82.4%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Eritrea peaked at 95.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 1991.
That places Eritrea 187th out of 203 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.4% | 38.4% | 38.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 64.1% | 32.6% | 78.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 85.2% | 70.5% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 66.9% | 93.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 82.4% | 82.4% | 1 |
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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)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.73 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Eritrea?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Eritrea was 82.4% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 1991.
- How does Eritrea rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Eritrea ranks 187th out of 203 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.