Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Eritrea
Eritrea: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions was 0.7% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Eritrea, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2016, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Eritrea stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 114.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Eritrea peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2002.
Eritrea ranks 131st of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.2% | — |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +109.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +29.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +31.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 128 Mozambique 0.7% compare
- 129 Tajikistan 0.7% compare
- 130 Kenya 0.7% compare
- 132 Burkina Faso 0.7% compare
- 133 Japan 0.7%
- 134 Djibouti 0.7% 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 tertiary education in public institutions in Eritrea?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Eritrea was 0.7% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions?
- Eritrea ranks 131st out of 149 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release