Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Eritrea
Eritrea: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained was 18.3% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Eritrea, 1999–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Eritrea stood at 18.3%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Eritrea peaked at 18.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2009.
Eritrea ranks 94th of 98 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.5% | — |
| 2000 | 12.5% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +33.7% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 11.5% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 15.4% | 18.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 91 Bangladesh 20.0%
- 92 Senegal 19.4%
- 93 Burkina Faso 18.6% compare
- 95 Côte d'Ivoire 17.4%
- 96 Sierra Leone 17.1%
- 97 Benin 15.4% compare
More education data for Eritrea
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1168 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Eritrea?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Eritrea was 18.3% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2009.
- How does Eritrea rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained?
- Eritrea ranks 94th out of 98 countries with data for 2013.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. 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 teachers in secondary education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release