Primary Gross Enrollment Rate in Eritrea
Eritrea: Primary Gross Enrollment Rate was 89.73 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate in Eritrea, 1989–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, primary gross enrollment rate in Eritrea stood at 89.73.
That represents a change of up 24.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary gross enrollment rate in Eritrea peaked at 107.54 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 33.62, in 1991.
That places Eritrea 177th out of 205 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 40.9 | — |
| 1990 | 36.24 | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 33.62 | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 64.29 | +91.2% |
| 1993 | 76.82 | +19.5% |
| 1994 | 83.07 | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 86.22 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 87.83 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 84.16 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 86.29 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 95.34 | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 94.53 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 101.33 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 107.54 | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 106.53 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 103.58 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 97.04 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 87.2 | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 81.14 | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 77.92 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 73.64 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 79.17 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 82.64 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 92.68 | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 83.28 | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 82.37 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 74.17 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 78.35 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 78.79 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 72.04 | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 89.73 | +24.6% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 89.73 is below the median for low income countries, which is 100.43, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 89.73 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100.43, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +91.2% | 33.62 | 64.29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.9 | 40.9 | 40.9 | 1 |
| 1990s | 70.95 | 33.62 | 87.83 | 9 |
| 2000s | 95.21 | 77.92 | 107.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.71 | 72.04 | 92.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.73 | 89.73 | 89.73 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More gender data for Eritrea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,428 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,575 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,575 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,309 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,569 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,954 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 46,799 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary gross enrollment rate in Eritrea?
- Primary gross enrollment rate in Eritrea was 89.73 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest primary gross enrollment rate recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 107.54 in 2003.
- What is the lowest primary gross enrollment rate recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.62 in 1991.
- How does Eritrea rank for primary gross enrollment rate?
- Eritrea ranks 177th out of 205 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary gross enrollment rate rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Primary Gross Enrollment Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on educational outcomes.