Duration of compulsory education in Eritrea
Eritrea: Duration of compulsory education was 8 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Duration of compulsory education in Eritrea, 2010–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in Eritrea stood at 8 years. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure 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.
That places Eritrea 161st out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 6 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 12,025 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.68 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% (2022)
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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- 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 205 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of years of compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.