School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Eritrea
Eritrea: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 3.18 years in 2022. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Eritrea, 1993β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Eritrea is 3.18 years, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 3.85 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.46 years, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 177th of 208 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.84 years | 1.46 years | 2.52 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.39 years | 2.88 years | 3.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.54 years | 3.21 years | 3.74 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.18 years | 3.18 years | 3.18 years | 1 |
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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, secondary, both sexes in Eritrea?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Eritrea was 3.18 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.85 years in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 years in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 177th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release