Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 27.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Eritrea, 1996–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Eritrea stood at 27.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Eritrea peaked at 44.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1996.
That places Eritrea 182nd out of 195 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 27.0% | — |
| 1997 | 27.9% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 33.5% | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 41.3% | +23.1% |
| 2001 | 42.9% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 44.5% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 44.9% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 44.3% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 41.5% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 43.8% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 44.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 43.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.5% | 27.0% | 33.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 39.0% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 29.3% | 44.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.9% | 27.9% | 1 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Eritrea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Eritrea was 27.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Eritrea ranks 182nd out of 195 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release