Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) (lower male) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) (lower male) was 97,667 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Eritrea, 1996–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 97,667 for enrolment in lower secondary education, male in 2022. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Eritrea peaked at 97,667 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21,648, in 1996.
Eritrea ranks 118th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) (lower male) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 21,648 | — |
| 1997 | 26,739 | +23.5% |
| 1999 | 37,731 | +41.1% |
| 2000 | 41,033 | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 41,451 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 46,215 | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 49,948 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 73,742 | +47.6% |
| 2005 | 85,033 | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 90,634 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 81,739 | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 83,766 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 87,017 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 84,772 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 85,939 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 93,116 | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 86,586 | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 84,464 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 80,882 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 85,628 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 93,830 | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 97,667 | +4.1% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 97,667 is below the median for low income countries, which is 371,797, 26% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 97,667 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 337,116, 29% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,706 | 21,648 | 37,731 | 3 |
| 2000s | 68,058 | 41,033 | 90,634 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86,902 | 80,882 | 93,830 | 8 |
| 2020s | 97,667 | 97,667 | 97,667 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Eritrea?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Eritrea was 97,667 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 97,667 in 2022.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,648 in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
- Eritrea ranks 118th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release