School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 8.48 years in 2015. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Eritrea, 1995β2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2015, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Eritrea stood at 8.48 years.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Eritrea peaked at 10.87 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.45 years, in 1995.
That places Eritrea 164th out of 178 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.77 years | 7.45 years | 8.37 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.65 years | 9.02 years | 10.87 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.71 years | 8.48 years | 9.08 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)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Eritrea?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Eritrea was 8.48 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.87 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.45 years in 1995.
- How does Eritrea rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Eritrea ranks 164th out of 178 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release