School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Eritrea
Eritrea: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.0411 years in 2017. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Eritrea, 2001–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.0411 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 0.1004 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0327 years, in 2013.
Eritrea ranks 94th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0612 years | — |
| 2002 | 0.0555 years | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0487 years | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1004 years | +106.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0843 years | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0579 years | -31.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0562 years | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0465 years | -17.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0327 years | -29.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0354 years | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0449 years | +27.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0411 years | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.07 years | 0.0487 years | 0.1004 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0449 years | 0.0327 years | 0.0579 years | 7 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.73 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Eritrea?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Eritrea was 0.0411 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1004 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0327 years in 2013.
- How does Eritrea rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 94th out of 127 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release