Eritrea's adult literacy rose from 52.5 % in 2002 to 64.7 % in 2008.
Eritrea's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 40.9 % in 1989 to 89.7 % in 2022.
Eritrea · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 11 with data
Literacy
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
28th of 36 · 1st in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Eritrea's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 77.9 % in 2002 to 87.0 % in 2008.
Enrolment
Eritrea's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 24.3 % in 1993 to 44.0 % in 2022.
Eritrea's tertiary enrolment rose from 1.7 % in 1995 to 3.2 % in 2016.
Eritrea's children out of school, primary rose from 140,590 in 1992 to 179,166 in 2022.
Attainment
Eritrea's primary completion rate rose from 35.5 % in 1994 to 61.3 % in 2022.
Eritrea's expected years of schooling rose from 5.9 yrs in 1995 to 7.3 yrs in 2023.
Spending
Eritrea's education spending rose from 1.6 % in 1996 to 2.1 % in 2006.
Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)
% of government expenditure
97th of 98 · 26th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Eritrea's government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure) rose from 2.9 % in 1996 to 5.4 % in 2006.
Capacity
Eritrea's pupil-teacher ratio, primary fell from 40.6 in 1989 to 38.7 in 2018.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Eritrea.