Current education expenditure, total in Eritrea
Eritrea: Current education expenditure, total was 80.4% in 2006. ▲ Rising
Current education expenditure, total in Eritrea, 2000–2006
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total expenditure in public institutions.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 80.4% for current education expenditure, total in 2006. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.9% on the previous year and up 65.5% over ten years.
That places Eritrea 111th out of 123 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Current education expenditure, total in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of total expenditure in public institutions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.6% | — |
| 2001 | 57.0% | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 39.6% | -30.5% |
| 2004 | 58.3% | +47.3% |
| 2006 | 80.4% | +37.9% |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 108 Albania 82.5%
- 109 Hong Kong, China 81.8%
- 110 Turks and Caicos Islands 81.2% compare
- 112 Afghanistan 80.4%
- 113 Rwanda 79.0% compare
- 114 Peru 78.5% compare
More education data for Eritrea
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current education expenditure, total in Eritrea?
- Current education expenditure, total in Eritrea was 80.4% in 2006, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest current education expenditure, total recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest current education expenditure, total recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for current education expenditure, total?
- Eritrea ranks 111th out of 123 countries with data for 2006.
- Is current education expenditure, total rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. 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 Current education expenditure, total (% of total expenditure in public institutions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).