Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 3,523 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Eritrea, 1989–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Eritrea is 3,523 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Eritrea peaked at 3,523 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,311 number, in 1991.
Eritrea ranks 152nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1,420 number | — |
| 1990 | 1,398 number | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 1,311 number | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 1,411 number | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 1,841 number | +30.5% |
| 1994 | 1,865 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1,974 number | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 2,025 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1,977 number | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 1,951 number | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 2,330 number | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 2,710 number | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 2,873 number | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 2,756 number | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 2,887 number | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 3,166 number | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 3,296 number | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 3,324 number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 3,241 number | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 3,144 number | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 3,079 number | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 3,124 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3,318 number | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 3,252 number | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 3,128 number | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 3,002 number | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 3,275 number | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 3,418 number | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 3,523 number | +3.1% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 3,523 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 25,934 number, 14% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 3,523 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,219 number, 25% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,420 number | 1,420 number | 1,420 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 1,750 number | 1,311 number | 2,025 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,973 number | 2,330 number | 3,324 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,235 number | 3,002 number | 3,523 number | 9 |
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 teachers in primary education, female in Eritrea?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Eritrea was 3,523 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 3,523 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,311 number in 1991.
- How does Eritrea rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Eritrea ranks 152nd out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.