Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Eritrea

Share of children out of school in Eritrea in 2022 — 40.38%. Ranked 143 in the world out of 145. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 19.52 pp.

2022 40.38% +1.01 pp vs 2018
World rank 143of 145
Period maximum 59.91%1992
Period minimum 22.53%2004

Trend over time

1992–2022 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Eritrea, 1992–20222030405060199219951998200120042007201020132016201920221992: 59.91%1994: 54.43%1995: 53.07%1996: 51.49%1997: 52.12%1999: 44.32%2000: 36.57%2001: 34.33%2002: 28.12%2003: 22.62%2004: 22.53%2005: 22.69%2006: 25.85%2007: 32.85%2008: 37.56%2009: 40.47%2010: 42.32%2011: 37.29%2012: 33.39%2013: 33.41%2014: 33.09%2015: 34.3%2017: 39.36%2018: 39.38%2022: 40.38%
Change over the period: −19.52 pp Annual average: -0.65 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eritrea

Eritrea 40.38%
World computed 7.01%
Share of children out of school — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 40.38 —
2018 39.38 +0.02 pp
2017 39.36 —
2015 34.3 +1.2 pp
2014 33.09 −0.32 pp
2013 33.41 +0.02 pp
2012 33.39 −3.9 pp
2011 37.29 −5.03 pp
2010 42.32 +1.86 pp
2009 40.47 +2.91 pp
2008 37.56 +4.71 pp
2007 32.85 +6.99 pp
2006 25.85 +3.16 pp
2005 22.69 +0.16 pp
2004 22.53 −0.1 pp
2003 22.62 −5.5 pp
2002 28.12 −6.2 pp
2001 34.33 −2.24 pp
2000 36.57 −7.75 pp
1999 44.32 —
1997 52.12 +0.63 pp
1996 51.49 −1.57 pp
1995 53.07 −1.36 pp
1994 54.43 —
1992 59.91 —

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.