Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea
Eritrea: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes was 174,356 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 174,356 number for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 174,356 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 39,751 number, in 1996.
Eritrea ranks 120th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 39,751 number | — |
| 1997 | 47,460 number | +19.4% |
| 1999 | 67,021 number | +41.2% |
| 2000 | 74,317 number | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 76,564 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 80,882 number | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 86,644 number | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 122,966 number | +41.9% |
| 2005 | 139,029 number | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 148,082 number | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 141,081 number | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 144,031 number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 151,131 number | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 151,702 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 154,527 number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 167,928 number | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 155,526 number | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 152,005 number | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 147,031 number | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 158,123 number | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 174,356 number | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51,411 number | 39,751 number | 67,021 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 116,473 number | 74,317 number | 151,131 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 157,650 number | 147,031 number | 174,356 number | 8 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.46 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,301 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,724 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4,198 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.69 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,033 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -9.52 % change on previous year (2016)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea was 174,356 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 174,356 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,751 number in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 120th out of 194 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.