Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Eritrea
Eritrea: Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 2.1% in 2006. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Eritrea, 1996–2006
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 2.1% for government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in 2006.
The figure is down 32.5% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education as a percentage 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.
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.6% | — |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +182.0% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -23.1% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -32.5% |
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
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,835 (2022)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 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)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,792 (2022)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 398,090 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,881 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.69 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7908 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Eritrea?
- Government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Eritrea was 2.1% in 2006, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Eritrea ranks 177th out of 199 countries with data for 2006.
- Is government expenditure on education as a percentage 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, published as part of Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release