Education in Eritrea

510 indicators covering education for Eritrea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 51.8% 2018 down 30.8% 180th
Trained teachers in primary education, female 78.7% 2022 down 8.6% 97th
Trained teachers in primary education, male 75.5% 2022 down 17.8% 97th
Government spending on education as a share of GDP 2.1% 2006 up 29.8% 177th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 30.5% 2018 up 8.5% 166th
Primary education, pupils 45.1% 2018 up 0.6% 196th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 18.3% 2017 up 18.0% 11th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.9467 GPI 2018 up 35.3% 136th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 31.3% 2018 down 5.2% 167th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 29.6% 2018 up 28.3% 159th
Tertiary education, academic staff 13.8% 2016 down 4.7% 155th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 4.3% 2017 down 72.1% 72nd
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 3.6% 2017 down 73.7% 64th
Persistence to grade 5, female 79.8% 2017 up 16.2% 110th
Persistence to grade 5, male 80.2% 2017 up 3.4% 102nd
School enrollment, secondary 41.6% 2018 up 8.5% 134th
Preprimary education, duration 2 years 2025 unchanged 166th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational pr 1.1% 2018 up 51.6% 170th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocatio 3.3% 2018 up 70.4% 134th
Progression to secondary school, male 96.2% 2017 up 1.7% 87th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 10,231 number 2016 up 121.8% 156th
School enrollment, secondary, female 40.3% 2018 up 25.4% 130th
School enrollment, secondary, male 42.8% 2018 down 3.6% 130th
Progression to secondary school, female 93.0% 2017 up 3.5% 107th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa 1,841 number 2018 up 95.4% 162nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both 36.1% 2018 up 12.3% 14th
Children out of school, primary 179,166 2022 up 32.7% 41st
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 4,322 number 2018 up 68.0% 108th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 121,678 number 2018 up 28.0% 123rd
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 23.2% 2018 up 134.8% 127th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 1,002 number 2018 up 294.5% 111th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 49.4% 2018 down 29.7% 162nd
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 54.2% 2018 down 31.7% 162nd
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 4.2% 2017 down 74.0% 55th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 4.5% 2017 down 74.9% 61st
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 18 years 2019 down 5.3% 53rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, fema 40.3% 2018 down 2.3% 13th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 38.74 2018 down 9.8% 25th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 32.0% 2018 up 38.3% 15th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 3.8% 2017 down 72.3% 52nd
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 4.1% 2017 down 73.5% 58th
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 3,114 number 2018 up 20.9% 106th
Population, age 0, total 192,968 2015 up 11.1% 83rd
Population, age 0, female 95,223 2015 up 11.0% 83rd
Population, age 1, female 95,697 2015 up 18.4% 83rd
Population, age 3, female 95,119 2015 up 31.2% 82nd
Population, age 2, female 95,648 2015 up 25.2% 82nd
Population, age 1, total 193,865 2015 up 18.6% 83rd
Population, age 2, total 193,703 2015 up 25.4% 82nd
Population, age 4, female 94,152 2015 up 36.3% 83rd
Population, age 5, female 92,791 2015 up 40.3% 83rd
Population, age 3, total 192,568 2015 up 31.5% 83rd
Population, age 4, total 190,546 2015 up 36.6% 83rd
Population, age 5, total 187,726 2015 up 40.7% 83rd
Population, age 6, total 184,192 2015 up 43.7% 83rd
Population, age 7, female 89,057 2015 up 45.1% 83rd
Population, age 6, female 91,077 2015 up 43.3% 83rd
Population, age 7, total 180,035 2015 up 45.6% 84th
Population, age 8, female 86,770 2015 up 45.8% 84th
Population, age 9, female 84,261 2015 up 45.4% 85th