Compulsory education, duration in Eritrea
Eritrea: Compulsory education, duration was 8 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Compulsory education, duration in Eritrea, 2010–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 8 years for compulsory education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Eritrea peaked at 8 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8 years, in 2010.
That places Eritrea 156th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Compulsory education, duration in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8 years | — |
| 2011 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 years | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 8 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.5 years, 94% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 8 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8 years, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 156 Belize 8 years compare
- 156 Croatia 8 years compare
- 156 Ethiopia 8 years compare
- 156 India 8 years compare
- 156 Malawi 8 years compare
- 156 Micronesia (country) 8 years compare
- 156 Samoa 8 years compare
- 156 Serbia 8 years compare
- 156 Somalia 8 years compare
- 156 South Sudan 8 years compare
- 156 Sudan 8 years compare
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 compulsory education, duration in Eritrea?
- Compulsory education, duration in Eritrea was 8 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 8 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 2010.
- How does Eritrea rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Eritrea ranks 156th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.