Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0016 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Eritrea, 1989–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Eritrea is 0.0016 units per person, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.0016 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per person, in 1991.
That places Eritrea 181st out of 200 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0007 units per person | — |
| 1990 | 0.0007 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 units per person | +14.9% |
| 1993 | 0.001 units per person | +26.4% |
| 1994 | 0.001 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.001 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.001 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.001 units per person | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 units per person | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.001 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.001 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.001 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.001 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.001 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 units per person | +40.9% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0016 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0017 units per person, 94% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0016 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 units per person, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 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 | +40.9% | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0016 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 178 Afghanistan 0.0016 units per person compare
- 179 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0016 units per person compare
- 180 Cambodia 0.0016 units per person compare
- 182 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0015 units per person compare
- 183 Bangladesh 0.0015 units per person compare
- 184 Niger 0.0015 units per person compare
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 (number), per capita in Eritrea?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Eritrea was 0.0016 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 1991.
- How does Eritrea rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 181st out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.