School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in Eritrea
Eritrea: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) was 7.09 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Eritrea, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Eritrea stood at 7.09 years.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 9.12 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.97 years, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 191st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3.97 years | — |
| 1994 | 4.84 years | +22.1% |
| 1995 | 5.14 years | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 5.15 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.35 years | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 5.75 years | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 6.39 years | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 6.35 years | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 6.83 years | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 7.28 years | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 7.98 years | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 8.39 years | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 8.48 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 7.98 years | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 7.95 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 7.95 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 7.83 years | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 8.22 years | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 8.52 years | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 9.12 years | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 8.5 years | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 7.82 years | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 7.11 years | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 7.09 years | -0.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 7.09 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.85 years, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 7.09 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.91 years, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.03 years | 3.97 years | 5.75 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.56 years | 6.35 years | 8.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.03 years | 7.09 years | 9.12 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 56.5 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.62 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,725 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,881 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,835 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,792 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 266,829 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 398,090 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7908 % change on previous year (2018)
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 7.09 years in 2018, 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 9.12 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.97 years in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 191st out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.