School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Eritrea
Eritrea: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 7.68 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Eritrea, 1993–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 7.68 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 9.14 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.3 years, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 197th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 5.3 years | — |
| 1994 | 6.04 years | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 6.43 years | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 6.53 years | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 6.63 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 7.18 years | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 7.93 years | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 7.86 years | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 8.21 years | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 8.54 years | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 8.99 years | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 9.14 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 8.89 years | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 8.07 years | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 7.81 years | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 7.62 years | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 7.32 years | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 7.6 years | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 7.85 years | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 8.48 years | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 7.94 years | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 7.53 years | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 7.18 years | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 7.29 years | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.68 years | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.35 years | 5.3 years | 7.18 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.31 years | 7.62 years | 9.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.65 years | 7.18 years | 8.48 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.68 years | 7.68 years | 7.68 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 secondary, both sexes in Eritrea?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Eritrea was 7.68 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.14 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3 years in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 197th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release