Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Eritrea
Eritrea: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Eritrea, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Eritrea is 0.4%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Eritrea peaked at 0.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1994.
That places Eritrea 143rd out of 182 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.1% | — |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +95.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -42.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +78.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +35.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +32.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +28.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -21.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -28.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +20.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +50.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +37.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -43.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +71.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2%, 35% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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 proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Eritrea?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Eritrea was 0.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1994.
- How does Eritrea rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Eritrea ranks 143rd out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. 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 Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release