Progression to secondary school in Eritrea
Eritrea: Progression to secondary school was 94.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Progression to secondary school in Eritrea, 1993–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school in Eritrea stood at 94.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Eritrea peaked at 98.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 85.3%, in 2006.
Eritrea ranks 106th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.1% | 89.1% | 98.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 91.7% | 85.3% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 92.3% | 97.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 103 Guyana 95.2% compare
- 104 El Salvador 95.2% compare
- 105 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 95.1% compare
- 107 Paraguay 94.5% compare
- 108 Gambia 94.4% compare
- 109 Cape Verde 94.4% compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 12,025 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.68 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Eritrea?
- Progression to secondary school in Eritrea was 94.7% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.3% in 2006.
- How does Eritrea rank for progression to secondary school?
- Eritrea ranks 106th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).