School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Eritrea
Eritrea: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.8366 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Eritrea, 1996–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Eritrea is 0.8366 GPIA, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Eritrea peaked at 0.941 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7356 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Eritrea 197th out of 200 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.803 GPIA | — |
| 1997 | 0.8007 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8061 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8067 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8159 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7803 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7766 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7469 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7376 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7356 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7876 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7782 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7875 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8149 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8106 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8144 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.941 GPIA | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8202 GPIA | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8315 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8387 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8423 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8366 GPIA | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8033 GPIA | 0.8007 GPIA | 0.8061 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7753 GPIA | 0.7356 GPIA | 0.8159 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8392 GPIA | 0.8106 GPIA | 0.941 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8366 GPIA | 0.8366 GPIA | 0.8366 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 194 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.8863 GPIA compare
- 195 Yemen 0.8428 GPIA compare
- 196 Chad 0.8408 GPIA compare
- 198 Guinea 0.806 GPIA compare
- 199 Central African Republic 0.7715 GPIA compare
- 200 Afghanistan 0.7641 GPIA compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2016)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Eritrea?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Eritrea was 0.8366 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.941 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7356 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Eritrea rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Eritrea ranks 197th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release