School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 7.02 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Eritrea, 1993–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 7.02 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2022.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Eritrea peaked at 8.03 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.75 years, in 1993.
That places Eritrea 198th out of 208 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.54 years | 4.75 years | 6.22 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.02 years | 6.58 years | 7.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.93 years | 6.46 years | 8.03 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.02 years | 7.02 years | 7.02 years | 1 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (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, female in Eritrea?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Eritrea was 7.02 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.03 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.75 years in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Eritrea ranks 198th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release