School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 7.13 years in 2022. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Eritrea, 1996–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Eritrea is 7.13 years, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Eritrea peaked at 8.86 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.27 years, in 1996.
Eritrea ranks 176th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 6.27 years | — |
| 1997 | 6.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 6.57 years | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 7.07 years | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 7.05 years | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.4 years | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 7.95 years | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 8.73 years | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 8.86 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 8.58 years | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 7.5 years | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 7.15 years | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 6.85 years | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 6.37 years | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 6.65 years | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 7.01 years | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 7.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 6.9 years | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 6.7 years | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 6.47 years | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 6.63 years | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 7.13 years | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.37 years | 6.27 years | 6.57 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.71 years | 6.85 years | 8.86 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.72 years | 6.37 years | 7.04 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.13 years | 7.13 years | 7.13 years | 1 |
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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)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.73 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Eritrea?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Eritrea was 7.13 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.86 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.27 years in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Eritrea ranks 176th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release