Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea
Eritrea: Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes was 86,065 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 86,065 number for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 118,083 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 40,431 number, in 1996.
That places Eritrea 124th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 40,431 number | — |
| 1997 | 41,627 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 48,372 number | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 60,892 number | +25.9% |
| 2001 | 65,560 number | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 71,841 number | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 74,629 number | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 71,158 number | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 77,915 number | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 79,704 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 77,288 number | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 85,048 number | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 90,984 number | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 96,380 number | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 101,985 number | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 97,672 number | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 113,108 number | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 118,083 number | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 98,775 number | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 89,301 number | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 86,065 number | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43,477 number | 40,431 number | 48,372 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 75,502 number | 60,892 number | 90,984 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,171 number | 86,065 number | 118,083 number | 8 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2016)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea was 86,065 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 118,083 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,431 number in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 124th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.