School enrollment, primary, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: School enrollment, primary, male was 96.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Eritrea, 1989–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2022, school enrollment, primary, male in Eritrea stood at 96.9%.
The figure is up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Eritrea peaked at 119.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 1991.
That places Eritrea 137th out of 203 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.4% | 43.4% | 43.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 77.8% | 34.7% | 97.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 105.1% | 85.3% | 119.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 80.3% | 91.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 96.9% | 96.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 12,025 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.68 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Eritrea?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Eritrea was 96.9% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 119.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 1991.
- How does Eritrea rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Eritrea ranks 137th out of 203 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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, 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. 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.