Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Eritrea
Eritrea: Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public was 0.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Eritrea, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Eritrea is 0.9%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Eritrea peaked at 0.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2004.
That places Eritrea 159th out of 180 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7% | — |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 156 Austria 0.9% compare
- 157 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.9% compare
- 158 Azerbaijan 0.9%
- 160 British Virgin Islands 0.9% compare
- 161 Tajikistan 0.9% compare
- 162 Germany 0.9% compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.25 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0531 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216,955 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9273 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0636 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 266,829 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2018)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6251 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Eritrea?
- Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Eritrea was 0.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public?
- Eritrea ranks 159th out of 180 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release