School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in Eritrea
Eritrea: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) was 4.5 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Eritrea, 1989–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 4.5 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2022.
That represents a change of up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 5.53 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.02 years, in 1991.
Eritrea ranks 184th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 2.45 years | — |
| 1990 | 2.17 years | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 2.02 years | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 3.34 years | +65.6% |
| 1993 | 3.84 years | +15.0% |
| 1994 | 4.43 years | +15.3% |
| 1995 | 4.68 years | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 4.8 years | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 4.65 years | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 4.65 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 5.05 years | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 4.9 years | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 5.22 years | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 5.52 years | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 5.53 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5.37 years | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 5.04 years | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 4.47 years | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 4.16 years | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 3.91 years | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 3.66 years | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 3.92 years | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 4.11 years | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 4.75 years | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 4.27 years | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 4.21 years | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.97 years | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 3.98 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.5 years | +13.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 4.5 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 5.81 years, 77% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 4.5 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.13 years, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +65.6% | 2.02 years | 3.34 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.45 years | 2.45 years | 2.45 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.84 years | 2.02 years | 4.8 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.92 years | 3.91 years | 5.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.11 years | 3.66 years | 4.75 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.5 years | 4.5 years | 4.5 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1168 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Eritrea?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Eritrea was 4.5 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.53 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 years in 1991.
- How does Eritrea rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 184th out of 218 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release