Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 40.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Eritrea, 1992–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Eritrea is 40.4%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Eritrea peaked at 59.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2004.
Eritrea ranks 8th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 59.9% | — |
| 1994 | 54.4% | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 53.1% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 51.5% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 52.1% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 44.3% | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 36.6% | -17.5% |
| 2001 | 34.3% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | -19.6% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | +27.1% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 33.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 39.4% | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40.4% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.6% | 44.3% | 59.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 22.5% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 33.1% | 42.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 40.4% | 40.4% | 1 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 145,685 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.77 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,627 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.79 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10,231 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.46 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,301 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,724 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4,198 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.69 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Eritrea?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Eritrea was 40.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 8th out of 203 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.