Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Eritrea
Eritrea: Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in was 8 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Eritrea, 2010–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 8 for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Eritrea peaked at 8 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2010.
Eritrea ranks 161st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8 | — |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 8 is below the median for low income countries, which is 9, 89% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9, 89% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
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 number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Eritrea?
- Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Eritrea was 8 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2010.
- How does Eritrea rank for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in?
- Eritrea ranks 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release