Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 53.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Eritrea, 1994–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2022, lower secondary completion rate, total in Eritrea stood at 53.4%.
The figure is down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Eritrea peaked at 55.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 1994.
Eritrea ranks 150th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 24.1% | — |
| 1995 | 30.6% | +27.1% |
| 1996 | 34.8% | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 34.5% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 49.5% | +43.4% |
| 2000 | 48.4% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 45.8% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 47.8% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 52.8% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 53.8% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 53.8% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 54.9% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 49.3% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.7% | 24.1% | 49.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 45.8% | 54.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 45.8% | 55.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 53.4% | 53.4% | 1 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 56.5 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.62 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Eritrea?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Eritrea was 53.4% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 1994.
- How does Eritrea rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Eritrea ranks 150th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.