Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Eritrea
Eritrea: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.7%
World rank
9th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1999
All-time low
0.2%
in 2002
Years of data
6
1999–2016
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Eritrea, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.7% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2016.
The figure is up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Eritrea peaked at 0.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2002.
That places Eritrea 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7% | — |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -37.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -61.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +284.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -25.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +26.9% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5%, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 56.5 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.62 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,725 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Eritrea?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Eritrea was 0.7% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Eritrea ranks 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes 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