Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Eritrea
Eritrea: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 2.1% in 2006. ▼ Falling
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Eritrea, 1996–2006
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 2.1% for government spending on education as a share of gdp in 2006.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.5% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Eritrea peaked at 5.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1996.
That places Eritrea 177th out of 199 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 1.6% | 5.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.1% | 4.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 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 government spending on education as a share of gdp in Eritrea?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Eritrea was 2.1% in 2006, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Eritrea ranks 177th out of 199 countries with data for 2006.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.