Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Eritrea

Primary school enrollment in Eritrea in 2018 — 51.5%. Ranked 72 in the world out of 72. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 22.3 pp.

2018 51.5% −0.3 pp vs 2017
World rank 72of 72
Period maximum 83.7%2006
Period minimum 29.1%1992

Trend over time

1992–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Eritrea, 1992–2018025507510019921995199820012004200720102013201620181992: 29.1%1994: 32.9%1995: 34.3%1996: 36.6%1997: 37.4%1999: 45.2%2000: 52.9%2001: 56%2002: 64.3%2003: 72.4%2004: 78%2005: 82.5%2006: 83.7%2007: 77.3%2008: 72.5%2009: 67.4%2010: 62.8%2011: 65.8%2012: 67.7%2013: 64.4%2014: 63.3%2015: 59.8%2017: 51.8%2018: 51.5%
Change over the period: +22.3 pp Annual average: 0.86 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Eritrea 51.5%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 51.5 −0.3 pp
2017 51.8
2015 59.8 −3.5 pp
2014 63.3 −1.2 pp
2013 64.4 −3.3 pp
2012 67.7 +1.9 pp
2011 65.8 +3 pp
2010 62.8 −4.6 pp
2009 67.4 −5.1 pp
2008 72.5 −4.8 pp
2007 77.3 −6.4 pp
2006 83.7 +1.3 pp
2005 82.5 +4.5 pp
2004 78 +5.5 pp
2003 72.4 +8.1 pp
2002 64.3 +8.3 pp
2001 56 +3.1 pp
2000 52.9 +7.6 pp
1999 45.2
1997 37.4 +0.8 pp
1996 36.6 +2.3 pp
1995 34.3 +1.4 pp
1994 32.9
1992 29.1

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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