School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Eritrea
Eritrea: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.6338 years in 2022. β Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Eritrea, 1992β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.6338 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2022. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 0.6338 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1161 years, in 1997.
That places Eritrea 181st out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1315 years | 0.1161 years | 0.173 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.3129 years | 0.1648 years | 0.4676 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4983 years | 0.4602 years | 0.5221 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6338 years | 0.6338 years | 0.6338 years | 1 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 12,025 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.68 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Eritrea?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Eritrea was 0.6338 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6338 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1161 years in 1997.
- How does Eritrea rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 181st out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release