Adult literacy rate in Eritrea
64.7% of adults in Eritrea could read and write in 2008.
The latest value for Eritrea is for 2008. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Eritrea, 2008
64.7%
Change from 2002
+12.2percentage points
World, 2008
83.5%
Adult literacy rate in Eritrea over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Eritrea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 87.7% |
| 2023 | – | 87.6% |
| 2022 | – | 87.4% |
| 2021 | – | 87.2% |
| 2020 | – | 87.0% |
| 2019 | – | 86.8% |
| 2018 | – | 86.8% |
| 2017 | – | 86.5% |
| 2016 | – | 86.3% |
| 2015 | – | 86.0% |
| 2014 | – | 85.6% |
| 2013 | – | 85.2% |
| 2012 | – | 84.9% |
| 2011 | – | 84.7% |
| 2010 | – | 84.4% |
| 2009 | – | 83.8% |
| 2008 | 64.7% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | – | 83.1% |
| 2006 | – | 82.5% |
| 2005 | – | 82.6% |
| 2004 | – | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | 81.7% |
| 2001 | – | 81.4% |
| 2000 | – | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 52.5% in 2002, a change of +12.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2008 was 83.5%.
More for Eritrea
All statistics for Eritrea
Primary school enrolment (gross)
89.7%
2022 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
25.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Out-of-school children
40.4%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
37.1%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
43.8%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
59.6%
2022 · UNESCO UIS