Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Eritrea
Eritrea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 40.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Eritrea, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 40.9% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2022.
That represents a change of down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Eritrea peaked at 47.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 27th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 46.8% | — |
| 1995 | 42.1% | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 38.9% | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 36.3% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 32.6% | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 37.6% | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 37.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 36.7% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 38.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 39.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 42.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 43.7% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 44.4% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 46.1% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 46.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 44.8% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 46.1% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 44.4% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 40.9% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.0% | 36.3% | 46.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 39.0% | 32.6% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 44.4% | 47.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 40.9% | 40.9% | 1 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Eritrea?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Eritrea was 40.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Eritrea ranks 27th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release