Children out of school, primary in Eritrea
Eritrea: Children out of school, primary was 179,166 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary in Eritrea, 1992–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 179,166 for children out of school, primary in 2022. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Eritrea peaked at 179,166 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75,589, in 2003.
That places Eritrea 41st out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 139,944 | 134,545 | 149,094 | 6 |
| 2000s | 107,450 | 75,589 | 155,865 | 10 |
| 2010s | 154,080 | 135,048 | 174,802 | 8 |
| 2020s | 179,166 | 179,166 | 179,166 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 12,025 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, male 96.9% (2022)
- Labor force, female 47.7% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.76 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Eritrea?
- Children out of school, primary in Eritrea was 179,166 in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 179,166 in 2022.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,589 in 2003.
- How does Eritrea rank for children out of school, primary?
- Eritrea ranks 41st out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.