School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Eritrea
Eritrea: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 7.75 years in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Eritrea, 1995–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Eritrea is 7.75 years, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 9.12 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.51 years, in 1995.
That places Eritrea 175th out of 186 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.51 years | — |
| 1996 | 6.61 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 7.31 years | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 8.05 years | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 8.05 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.39 years | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 9.12 years | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 7.88 years | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 7.6 years | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 8.18 years | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 7.75 years | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.81 years | 6.51 years | 7.31 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.3 years | 7.88 years | 9.12 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.84 years | 7.6 years | 8.18 years | 3 |
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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)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 to tertiary, both sexes in Eritrea?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Eritrea was 7.75 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.12 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.51 years in 1995.
- How does Eritrea rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 175th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release