Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 62.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Eritrea, 1992–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Eritrea stood at 62.7%.
The figure is down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Eritrea peaked at 83.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 42.2%, in 1992.
That places Eritrea 171st 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.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 42.2% | — |
| 1994 | 47.9% | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 49.4% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 50.9% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 50.5% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 59.7% | +18.4% |
| 2000 | 68.0% | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 70.6% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 77.8% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 83.7% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 83.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 83.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 79.3% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 71.5% | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 66.8% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 63.6% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 67.5% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 71.7% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 70.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 71.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 64.1% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 64.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 62.7% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.1% | 42.2% | 59.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 74.8% | 63.6% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 61.7% | 71.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 62.7% | 62.7% | 1 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.73 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Eritrea?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Eritrea was 62.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2% in 1992.
- How does Eritrea rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Eritrea ranks 171st out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release