Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Eritrea
Eritrea: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 26.9% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 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 in Eritrea is 26.9%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 260.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Eritrea peaked at 26.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2002.
Eritrea ranks 28th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.2% | — |
| 2000 | 8.7% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | -20.1% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | +154.8% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -58.2% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | +260.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 7.0% | 17.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 26.9% | 26.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,724 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4,198 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.69 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,033 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -9.52 % change on previous year (2016)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Eritrea?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Eritrea was 26.9% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Eritrea ranks 28th out of 123 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 260.6%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release