Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 56.5% in 2022. β² Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Eritrea, 1992β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 56.5% for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in 2022.
The figure is down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Eritrea peaked at 71.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 1992.
That places Eritrea 173rd out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.8% | 38.0% | 51.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 64.4% | 55.4% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 53.6% | 62.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 56.5% | 56.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 170 Haiti 59.0% compare
- 171 Niger 58.3% compare
- 172 Sudan 58.1% compare
- 174 Central African Republic 55.6% compare
- 175 Cabo Verde 48.7% compare
- 176 Equatorial Guinea 34.8% compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Eritrea?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Eritrea was 56.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 1992.
- How does Eritrea rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Eritrea ranks 173rd out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release