Education in Eritrea 510 indicators covering education for Eritrea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Primary education, teachers 44.1% 2022 up 8.5% 181st Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 1,603 number 2018 up 50.9% 138th Repeaters, primary, total 8.1% 2018 down 47.3% 40th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 47.3% 2018 up 89.3% 4th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 726 number 2016 up 69.2% 148th Persistence to grade 5, total 80.0% 2017 up 9.1% 118th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 839 2024 up 5.4% 86th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 635 2024 down 5.8% 82nd Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 274 2024 down 29.9% 88th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 249 2024 down 12.0% 94th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 68.7% 2018 down 3.2% 182nd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 77.8% 2018 down 5.8% 182nd Share of children who are not in pre-primary school 62.2% 2022 up 11.6% 19th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.839 GPI 2015 up 18.0% 161st Number of adults with no formal education by region 247,000 people 2100 down 28.8% 45th Population by level of education 1.12 million people 2100 up 18.4% 134th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 4.0% 2100 down 28.6% 12th Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.93 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 6.5% 102nd Repeaters, primary, female 7.0% 2018 down 52.4% 41st Repeaters, primary, male 9.1% 2018 down 43.4% 38th Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 95.9% 2018 down 0.6% 106th Teachers in pre-primary education, female 1,538 number 2018 up 50.0% 135th School enrollment, secondary, private 7.5% 2018 up 30.0% 128th School enrollment, primary 51.5% 2018 down 29.0% 182nd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 49.8% 2018 up 68.4% 4th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 45.0% 2018 up 118.8% 4th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 49.1% 2015 up 0.1% 174th Trained teachers in primary education 76.9% 2022 down 14.1% 106th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 4 years 2020 unchanged 5th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 81st Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 100 number 2016 up 61.3% 142nd Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 0.9125 GPI 2018 up 2.9% 177th Share of primary school teachers who are women 44.1% 2022 up 8.5% 192nd Share of students studying abroad 19.7% 2016 up 18.6% 38th Enrolment in primary education, female 157,758 number 2018 up 12.1% 124th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 4.0% 2017 down 72.7% 71st Over-age students, primary 24.7% 2018 up 29.4% 14th Secondary education, teachers 31.0% 2022 up 88.7% 171st School enrollment, primary, male 53.8% 2018 down 30.1% 163rd School enrollment, primary, female 49.0% 2018 down 27.8% 163rd Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2019 down 14.3% 24th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 0.9953 GPI 2017 up 12.4% 123rd Over-age students, primary, male 26.7% 2018 up 26.8% 10th Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.85 index 2022 up 7.6% 157th Over-age students, primary, female 22.2% 2018 up 33.6% 15th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sex 63,513 number 2019 down 58.9% 104th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 32,139 number 2019 down 58.6% 105th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 31,374 number 2019 down 59.2% 104th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 4.3% 2017 down 74.5% 63rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 45.0% 2015 up 10.5% 168th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 53.1% 2015 down 7.4% 166th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.8472 GPI 2015 up 19.3% 161st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 66.2% 2018 down 4.9% 159th Compulsory education, duration 8 years 2025 unchanged 156th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 87.8% 2017 up 9.3% 130th Progression to secondary school 94.7% 2017 up 2.4% 106th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 3.9% 2017 down 73.0% 56th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 62.4% 2018 up 6.4% 159th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 69.9% 2018 down 13.1% 154th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 0.8934 GPI 2018 up 22.5% 168th ← Previous Page 3 of 9 Next →