Primary school enrolment (gross) in Eritrea

Gross primary school enrolment in Eritrea was 89.7% in 2022.

Measure: Primary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official primary school-age population Data: 1989 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Eritrea, 2022 89.7% % of the official primary school-age population
Change from 2018 +10.9percentage points 2018: 78.8%
World, 2022 100.4% Official aggregate

Primary school enrolment (gross) in Eritrea over time

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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official primary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period EritreaWorld
2024 – 102.2%
2023 – 100.7%
2022 89.7% 100.4%
2021 – 99.4%
2020 – 99.6%
2019 – 99.1%
2018 78.8% 99.1%
2017 78.3% 101.8%
2016 – 102.1%
2015 82.4% 101.0%
2014 83.3% 101.6%
2013 92.7% 103.0%
2012 82.6% 102.9%
2011 79.2% 102.4%
2010 73.6% 102.5%
2009 77.9% 102.7%
2008 81.1% 102.9%
2007 87.2% 102.7%
2006 97.0% 101.7%
2005 103.6% 101.7%
2004 106.5% 101.6%
2003 107.5% 100.9%
2002 101.3% 99.4%
2001 94.5% 99.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 78.8% in 2018, a change of +10.9 percentage points.
  • Since 2008, when it was 81.1%, the figure has changed by +8.6 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2022 was 100.4%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1989 to 2022 for Eritrea
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics