Eritrea: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 26.38 percentage points in 1992 and the biggest yearly fall was 17.98 percentage points in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Eritrea in the 2022 ranking

• Cabo Verde — 5th of 9: 102%
• Ireland — 6th of 9: 97.56%
• United States — 7th of 9: 96.99%
• Liberia — 9th of 9: 67.42%

What this measures

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Limitations: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 29 values

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in nearby economies

• Angola — 87.09% (2023)
• Benin — 103.91% (2022)
• Botswana — 108.22% (2022)
• Burkina Faso — 78.3% (2024)
• Burundi — 101.6% (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 102% (2022)
• Cameroon — 109.53% (2024)
• Central African Republic — 85.16% (2016)
• Chad — 81.83% (2024)
• Comoros — 96.33% (2024)

More education data for Eritrea

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.86 (2019)
• Primary education, teachers — 12,025 (2022)
• Primary education, teachers (% female) — 44.08% (2022)
• Primary education, pupils — 398,090 (2022)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 89.73% (2022)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 96.91% (2022)

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Questions people ask

What is Eritrea's school enrollment, primary, female (% gross)?

82.42% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1989?

It is up 44.03 percentage points from 38.39% in 1989. The highest value was 95.76% in 2003 and the lowest 32.58% in 1991.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.ENRR.FE, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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