Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Eritrea
Eritrea: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.0437 units per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Eritrea, 1993–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Eritrea stood at 0.0437 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Eritrea peaked at 0.0437 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0182 units per square kilometre, in 1993.
That places Eritrea 177th out of 200 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.0185 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0195 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.02 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0193 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0231 units per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0268 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0284 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0273 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0239 units per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0272 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0275 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0268 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.026 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0254 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0274 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0269 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.027 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0282 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0437 units per square kilometre | +50.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0437 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1042 units per square kilometre, 42% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0437 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.131 units per square kilometre, 33% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 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 | +50.3% | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | 0.0437 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | 0.02 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0263 units per square kilometre | 0.0231 units per square kilometre | 0.0284 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0267 units per square kilometre | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0437 units per square kilometre | 0.0437 units per square kilometre | 0.0437 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 174 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0462 units per square kilometre compare
- 175 Papua New Guinea 0.0446 units per square kilometre compare
- 176 Djibouti 0.0442 units per square kilometre compare
- 178 Turkmenistan 0.043 units per square kilometre
- 179 Guinea-Bissau 0.0416 units per square kilometre compare
- 180 Congo 0.0415 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Eritrea?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Eritrea was 0.0437 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0437 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0182 units per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Eritrea ranks 177th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.6%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.