Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 61.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Eritrea, 1994–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 61.3% for primary completion rate, total in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Eritrea peaked at 86.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 1994.
Eritrea ranks 171st of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 35.5% | — |
| 1995 | 45.1% | +26.9% |
| 1996 | 59.7% | +32.2% |
| 1997 | 63.9% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 57.3% | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 61.2% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 59.5% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 65.5% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 72.5% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 86.2% | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 78.2% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 75.4% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 67.2% | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 61.5% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 61.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 58.2% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 68.8% | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 61.3% | -10.1% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 61.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 60.1%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 61.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.7%, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.3% | 35.5% | 63.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 59.5% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 57.4% | 68.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 61.3% | 61.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More aid effectiveness data for Eritrea
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 19,374 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 619,264 current US$ (2016)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 230,583 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 45.28 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 912,076 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 1.49 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 617,133 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 1.09 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 351,238 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 1.14 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Eritrea?
- Primary completion rate, total in Eritrea was 61.3% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 1994.
- How does Eritrea rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Eritrea ranks 171st out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.