Eritrea

Girls in primary school in Eritrea

Girls in primary school in Eritrea: 27.8% in 1992 and 49% in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2018
49%
Since 1992
+21.2 percentage points
Rank, 2012
91 of 97
counting from the highest
World, 2018
88.2%
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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Girls in primary school in EritreaGirls in primary school in Eritrea: 27.8% in 1992 and 49% in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates. The highest was 78.2% in 2006, the lowest 27.8% in 1992.
Estimates, Our World in DataWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 78.2% in 2006, the lowest 27.8% in 1992.

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

YearEritreaWorld
20184988.2
201749.388.2
2016–88.3
201556.888.2
201459.988.3
201360.888.2
201262.988.2
201161.288.1
201058.787.9
200963.287.9
200867.987.6
200772.787.2
200678.286
200576.485.4
200471.884.7
200366.883.5
200259.281.4
20015281
200049.280.7
199942.279.9
1998–78.9
199735.678.1
19963577.9
199532.878
199431.578.3
1993–78
199227.877.7
1991–77.8
1990–77.3
1989–77.6
1988–76.6
1987–75.8
1986–75.3
1985–74
1980–75.8
1975–72.9
1970–69
1965–66
1960–63.1
1955–57.4
1950–51.4
1945–43.5
1940–40
1935–38.2
1930–36.4
1925–33
1920–30.5
1915–29.2
1910–28.1
1905–25.1
1900–23.3
1895–21.8
1890–20
1885–19
1880–17.2
1875–15.7
1870–13.2
1865–10.6
1860–9.3
1855–8
1850–6.8
1845–5.9
1840–5.2
1835–4.5
1830–4
1825–3.5
1820–3.1

Good to know

  • The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
  • Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
  • Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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