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 36.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Eritrea, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Eritrea stood at 36.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Eritrea peaked at 48.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2011.
That places Eritrea 14th out of 150 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 47.9% | — |
| 1995 | 46.5% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 47.7% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 48.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 44.7% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 47.7% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 42.4% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 25.1% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 34.5% | +37.3% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | +3.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 36.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 44.6%, 81% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 36.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 1.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.6% | 46.5% | 48.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 29.2% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 24.4% | 36.1% | 8 |
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 of lower secondary school age in Eritrea?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Eritrea was 36.1% in 2018, 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 48.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2011.
- How does Eritrea rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Eritrea ranks 14th out of 150 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.