Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) was 73.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Eritrea, 1996–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 73.4% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2022.
The figure is down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Eritrea peaked at 94.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 1996.
That places Eritrea 157th out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 46.4% | — |
| 1997 | 56.2% | +21.2% |
| 1999 | 72.0% | +28.0% |
| 2000 | 73.9% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 71.8% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 77.7% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 82.2% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 79.7% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 90.1% | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 94.2% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 82.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 79.6% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 75.1% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 81.4% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 75.5% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 72.2% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 67.8% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 73.4% | +2.2% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 73.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.0%, 1.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 73.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.7%, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.2% | 46.4% | 72.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 71.8% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 67.2% | 81.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 73.4% | 73.4% | 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 gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Eritrea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Eritrea was 73.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Eritrea ranks 157th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release