Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Eritrea
Eritrea: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public was 0.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Eritrea, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Eritrea stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Eritrea peaked at 0.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2004.
That places Eritrea 127th out of 174 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 public in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6% | — |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -24.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +26.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Eritrea?
- Percentage of enrolment in upper 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 upper secondary education in public recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public?
- Eritrea ranks 127th out of 174 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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 public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release