Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.9551 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Eritrea, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2018, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Eritrea stood at 0.9551 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Eritrea peaked at 1.27 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3324 GPIA, in 1999.
Eritrea ranks 34th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3324 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.4225 GPIA | +27.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4884 GPIA | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4891 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5279 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9506 GPIA | +80.1% |
| 2005 | 1.08 GPIA | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 1.27 GPIA | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 1.21 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.1 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 1.14 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7804 GPIA | -32.0% |
| 2012 | 1.09 GPIA | +40.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7958 GPIA | -27.3% |
| 2014 | 1.17 GPIA | +47.5% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9831 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9551 GPIA | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3324 GPIA | 0.3324 GPIA | 0.3324 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8676 GPIA | 0.4225 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9966 GPIA | 0.7804 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 8 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4,198 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.69 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,033 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -9.52 % change on previous year (2016)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2016)
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 0.9551 GPIA in 2018, 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 1.27 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3324 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Eritrea ranks 34th out of 160 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release