Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Eritrea
Eritrea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 1.7% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Eritrea, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Eritrea is 1.7%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Eritrea peaked at 15.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2016.
Eritrea ranks 118th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.8% | — |
| 2000 | 12.5% | -21.1% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -85.7% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +145.3% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -36.6% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -39.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 1.8% | 12.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.25 % change on previous year (2018)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216,955 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Eritrea?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Eritrea was 1.7% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2016.
- How does Eritrea rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Eritrea ranks 118th out of 123 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release