Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 5,301 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Eritrea, 1989–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 5,301 for teachers in primary education, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Eritrea peaked at 5,301 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,311, in 1991.
Eritrea ranks 148th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1,420 | — |
| 1990 | 1,398 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 1,311 | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 1,411 | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 1,841 | +30.5% |
| 1994 | 1,865 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1,974 | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 2,025 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1,977 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 1,951 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 2,330 | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 2,710 | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 2,873 | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 2,756 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 2,887 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 3,166 | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 3,296 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 3,324 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 3,241 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 3,144 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 3,079 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 3,124 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3,318 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 3,252 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 3,128 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 3,002 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 3,275 | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 3,418 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 3,523 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 5,301 | +50.5% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 5,301 is below the median for low income countries, which is 38,725, 14% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 5,301 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,844, 30% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +50.5% | 3,523 | 5,301 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,420 | 1,420 | 1,420 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1,750 | 1,311 | 2,025 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,973 | 2,330 | 3,324 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,235 | 3,002 | 3,523 | 9 |
| 2020s | 5,301 | 5,301 | 5,301 | 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 teachers in primary education, female in Eritrea?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Eritrea was 5,301 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 5,301 in 2022.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,311 in 1991.
- How does Eritrea rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Eritrea ranks 148th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release