Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 47.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Eritrea, 1993–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Eritrea is 47.8%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Eritrea peaked at 66.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 1993.
That places Eritrea 186th out of 212 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, male in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 26.4% | — |
| 1994 | 29.7% | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 32.4% | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 33.6% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 37.6% | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 47.6% | +26.4% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 53.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 56.6% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 57.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 60.6% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 64.9% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 66.3% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 58.7% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 60.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 58.5% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 58.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 59.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 57.5% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 56.2% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 50.3% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 47.8% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 47.8% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.6% | 26.4% | 47.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 59.2% | 53.4% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 47.8% | 59.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 47.8% | 47.8% | 1 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Eritrea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Eritrea was 47.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 66.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- Eritrea ranks 186th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release