Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 44.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in Eritrea, 1993–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 44.0% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in 2022.
The figure is down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 53.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 1993.
That places Eritrea 190th out of 213 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 24.3% | — |
| 1994 | 25.6% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 27.8% | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 29.0% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 32.2% | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 40.2% | +24.6% |
| 2000 | 45.3% | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 45.8% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 46.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 53.1% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 50.1% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 51.4% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 51.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 52.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 51.3% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 50.7% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 46.2% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 44.9% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.8% | 24.3% | 40.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 45.3% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 44.9% | 52.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 44.0% | 44.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in Eritrea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in Eritrea was 44.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 190th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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, secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release