Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Eritrea

Share of children out of school in Eritrea in 2022 — 40.38%. Ranked 143 in the world out of 145. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 19.52 pp.

2022 40.38% +1.01 pp vs 2018
World rank 143of 145
Period maximum 59.91%1992
Period minimum 22.53%2004

Trend over time

1992–2022 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Eritrea, 1992–20222030405060199219951998200120042007201020132016201920221992: 59.91%1994: 54.43%1995: 53.07%1996: 51.49%1997: 52.12%1999: 44.32%2000: 36.57%2001: 34.33%2002: 28.12%2003: 22.62%2004: 22.53%2005: 22.69%2006: 25.85%2007: 32.85%2008: 37.56%2009: 40.47%2010: 42.32%2011: 37.29%2012: 33.39%2013: 33.41%2014: 33.09%2015: 34.3%2017: 39.36%2018: 39.38%2022: 40.38%
Change over the period: −19.52 pp Annual average: -0.65 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eritrea

Eritrea 40.38%
World computed 7.01%
Share of children out of school — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 40.38
2018 39.38 +0.02 pp
2017 39.36
2015 34.3 +1.2 pp
2014 33.09 −0.32 pp
2013 33.41 +0.02 pp
2012 33.39 −3.9 pp
2011 37.29 −5.03 pp
2010 42.32 +1.86 pp
2009 40.47 +2.91 pp
2008 37.56 +4.71 pp
2007 32.85 +6.99 pp
2006 25.85 +3.16 pp
2005 22.69 +0.16 pp
2004 22.53 −0.1 pp
2003 22.62 −5.5 pp
2002 28.12 −6.2 pp
2001 34.33 −2.24 pp
2000 36.57 −7.75 pp
1999 44.32
1997 52.12 +0.63 pp
1996 51.49 −1.57 pp
1995 53.07 −1.36 pp
1994 54.43
1992 59.91

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.