School enrolment in Eritrea
Eritrea: School enrolment was 28.22 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
28.22
World rank
145th
of 178 countries
All-time high
28.22
in 2022
All-time low
6.02
in 2002
Years of data
20
1999–2022
School enrolment in Eritrea, 1999–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 28.22 for school enrolment in 2022. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrolment in Eritrea peaked at 28.22 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.02, in 2002.
That places Eritrea 145th out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School enrolment in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.02 | — |
| 2000 | 6.86 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 6.5 | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 6.02 | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 6.7 | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 8.38 | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 14.23 | +69.7% |
| 2006 | 16.06 | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 15.98 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 15.36 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 15.22 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 15.83 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 16.92 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 16.18 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 21.71 | +34.2% |
| 2014 | 19.83 | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 21.07 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 22.58 | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 23.65 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 28.22 | +19.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 28.22 is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.78, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 28.22 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.41, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.02 | 7.02 | 7.02 | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.13 | 6.02 | 16.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.72 | 15.83 | 23.65 | 8 |
| 2020s | 28.22 | 28.22 | 28.22 | 1 |
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 enrolment in Eritrea?
- School enrolment in Eritrea was 28.22 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school enrolment recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 28.22 in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrolment recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.02 in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for school enrolment?
- Eritrea ranks 145th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrolment rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School enrolment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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