Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Eritrea
Eritrea: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 1.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Eritrea, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Eritrea is 1.1%, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Eritrea peaked at 1.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 97th out of 121 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.1% | — |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -20.3% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +37.7% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.73 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Eritrea?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Eritrea was 1.1% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Eritrea ranks 97th out of 121 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release