School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Eritrea
Eritrea: School enrollment, primary (% gross) was 89.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary 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 in Eritrea is 89.7%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Eritrea peaked at 107.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 33.6%, in 1991.
Eritrea ranks 177th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 40.9% | — |
| 1990 | 36.2% | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 33.6% | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 64.3% | +91.2% |
| 1993 | 76.8% | +19.5% |
| 1994 | 83.1% | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 86.2% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 87.8% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 84.2% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 86.3% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 95.3% | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 94.5% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 101.3% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 107.5% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 106.5% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 103.6% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 81.1% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 77.9% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 73.6% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 82.6% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 92.7% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 82.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 78.3% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 78.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | +13.9% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 89.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 96.8%, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 89.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100.4%, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary (% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +91.2% | 33.6% | 64.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.9% | 40.9% | 40.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 71.0% | 33.6% | 87.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 77.9% | 107.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 73.6% | 92.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 89.7% | 89.7% | 1 |
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, primary in Eritrea?
- School enrollment, primary in Eritrea was 89.7% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 107.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.6% in 1991.
- How does Eritrea rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Eritrea ranks 177th out of 205 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 (% 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.