School life expectancy, primary, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: School life expectancy, primary, male was 4.86 years in 2022. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Eritrea, 1989β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in Eritrea is 4.86 years, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Eritrea peaked at 6.19 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.08 years, in 1991.
That places Eritrea 170th out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.61 years | 2.61 years | 2.61 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.23 years | 2.08 years | 5.34 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.46 years | 4.29 years | 6.19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.43 years | 3.99 years | 4.73 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.86 years | 4.86 years | 4.86 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 167 Micronesia (country) 4.9 years compare
- 168 Uzbekistan 4.88 years compare
- 169 Martinique 4.87 years compare
- 171 North Macedonia 4.81 years compare
- 172 Honduras 4.74 years compare
- 173 Laos 4.69 years compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 12,025 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.68 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Eritrea?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Eritrea was 4.86 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.19 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 years in 1991.
- How does Eritrea rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Eritrea ranks 170th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release