Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Eritrea
Eritrea: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 27.8% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Eritrea, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Eritrea stood at 27.8%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 248.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Eritrea peaked at 27.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2002.
That places Eritrea 95th out of 113 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.4% | — |
| 2000 | 8.1% | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -60.5% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +175.4% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +244.4% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 3.2% | 8.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 27.5% | 27.8% | 2 |
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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 science, technology, engineering and in Eritrea?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Eritrea was 27.8% 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 27.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Eritrea ranks 95th out of 113 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 248.3%. 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 graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release