Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Eritrea
Eritrea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 36.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Eritrea, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 36.8% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Eritrea peaked at 42.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 2003.
Eritrea ranks 27th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.4% | — |
| 2001 | 30.0% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 29.1% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32.7% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 38.3% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 41.6% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 40.5% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 37.2% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 32.7% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 38.1% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 37.7% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 36.8% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 28.9% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 31.9% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 34.0% | 38.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 37.6% compare
- 24 Papua New Guinea 37.6% compare
- 26 Comoros 37.3% compare
- 28 Tanzania, United Republic of 36.1% compare
- 29 Lesotho 35.3% compare
- 30 Côte d'Ivoire 35.1% compare
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 of lower secondary school age in Eritrea?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Eritrea was 36.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 2003.
- How does Eritrea rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Eritrea ranks 27th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release