Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Eritrea
Eritrea: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private was 1.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Eritrea, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 1.1% for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in 2018.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Eritrea peaked at 1.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2006.
That places Eritrea 67th out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.1% | — |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -27.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -19.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +40.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 7 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 398,090 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7908 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Eritrea?
- Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Eritrea was 1.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2006.
- How does Eritrea rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private?
- Eritrea ranks 67th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. 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 upper secondary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release