Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 98.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
98.1%
World rank
45th
of 190 countries
All-time high
98.7%
in 2009
All-time low
96.7%
in 2018
Years of data
20
1999–2022
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Eritrea, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Eritrea stood at 98.1%.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Eritrea peaked at 98.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 96.7%, in 2018.
That places Eritrea 45th out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.3% | — |
| 2000 | 97.9% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 97.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.3% | 98.3% | 98.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 97.4% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 96.7% | 98.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 98.1% | 98.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 42 Comoros 98.6% compare
- 43 Hong Kong, China 98.5% compare
- 44 Algeria 98.2% compare
- 46 Tanzania, United Republic of 97.9% compare
- 47 Qatar 97.9% compare
- 48 Russian Federation 97.8% compare
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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.73 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Eritrea?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Eritrea was 98.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.7% in 2018.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Eritrea ranks 45th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release