Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 43.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Eritrea, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Eritrea is 43.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Eritrea peaked at 50.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2001.
Eritrea ranks 49th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.0% | — |
| 2001 | 30.8% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 36.9% | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 37.2% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 37.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 39.9% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 40.6% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 42.9% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 46.4% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 49.3% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 50.7% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 43.3% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 40.5% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 39.1% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 39.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40.2% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 41.7% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 43.1% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.3% | 30.8% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 40.6% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 39.1% | 43.1% | 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 out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Eritrea?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Eritrea was 43.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2001.
- How does Eritrea rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Eritrea ranks 49th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release