Duration of compulsory education (years) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Duration of compulsory education (years) was 8 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
8 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 206 countries
All-time high
8 years
in 2010
All-time low
8 years
in 2010
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Eritrea, 2010–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 8 years for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Eritrea peaked at 8 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8 years, in 2010.
Eritrea ranks 161st of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Duration of compulsory education (years) 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
- 161 Belize 8 years compare
- 161 Ethiopia 8 years compare
- 161 Micronesia (country) 8 years compare
- 161 Croatia 8 years compare
- 161 India 8 years compare
- 161 Malawi 8 years compare
- 161 Sudan 8 years compare
- 161 Somalia 8 years compare
- 161 Serbia 8 years compare
- 161 South Sudan 8 years compare
- 161 Samoa 8 years compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 56.5 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.62 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Eritrea?
- Duration of compulsory education in Eritrea was 8 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 8 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 2010.
- How does Eritrea rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Eritrea ranks 161st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release