School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Eritrea
Eritrea: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.1601 years in 2016. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Eritrea, 1995β2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.1601 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 0.2178 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0715 years, in 1996.
Eritrea ranks 189th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0827 years | 0.0715 years | 0.0978 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.129 years | 0.0985 years | 0.1839 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.19 years | 0.1601 years | 0.2178 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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, tertiary, both sexes in Eritrea?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Eritrea was 0.1601 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2178 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0715 years in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release