Adolescents out of school in Eritrea
Eritrea: Adolescents out of school was 37.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school in Eritrea, 1994–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 37.1% for adolescents out of school in 2022.
The figure is down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Eritrea peaked at 42.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2003.
That places Eritrea 20th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 33.5% | — |
| 1995 | 29.0% | -13.5% |
| 1997 | 28.0% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 32.1% | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 29.0% | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 32.6% | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 28.6% | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 25.9% | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 40.8% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 37.1% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.6% | 28.0% | 33.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 25.9% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 35.1% | 42.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 37.1% | 37.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,725 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,881 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,835 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,792 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 266,829 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 398,090 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7908 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1168 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school in Eritrea?
- Adolescents out of school in Eritrea was 37.1% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2003.
- How does Eritrea rank for adolescents out of school?
- Eritrea ranks 20th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.