Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 32.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Eritrea, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Eritrea is 32.0%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Eritrea peaked at 35.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2003.
That places Eritrea 27th out of 162 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 of lower secondary school age, male in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 26.5% | — |
| 1995 | 21.9% | -17.4% |
| 1997 | 20.9% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 25.2% | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 21.3% | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 25.6% | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | -22.9% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | +30.8% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 30.3% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | +6.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 32.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 40.4%, 79% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 32.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.0%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.6% | 20.9% | 26.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 16.8% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 30.1% | 35.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 24 Bangladesh 34.1% compare
- 25 Mauritania 33.6% compare
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 32.1% compare
- 28 Guatemala 31.4% compare
- 29 Comoros 31.2% compare
- 30 Papua New Guinea 29.7% 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, male in Eritrea?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Eritrea was 32.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2003.
- How does Eritrea rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Eritrea ranks 27th out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release