Start of the academic school year in Eritrea
Eritrea: Start of the academic school year was 2,021 tertiary education in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
2,021 tertiary education
World rank
153rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
2,021 tertiary education
in 2022
All-time low
1,969 tertiary education
in 1970
Years of data
45
1970–2022
Start of the academic school year in Eritrea, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
In 2022, start of the academic school year in Eritrea stood at 2,021 tertiary education. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start of the academic school year in Eritrea peaked at 2,021 tertiary education in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,969 tertiary education, in 1970.
That places Eritrea 153rd out of 206 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Start of the academic school year in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,969 tertiary education | — |
| 1971 | 1,970 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1,971 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1,972 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,973 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1,974 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1,975 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1,976 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1,977 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1,978 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,979 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1,980 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,981 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1,982 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1,983 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1,984 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1,985 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1,986 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1,987 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1,988 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,989 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,990 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,991 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,992 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,993 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1,994 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1,995 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,996 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,997 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,998 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,999 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,000 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2,001 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,002 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,003 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,004 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,005 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,006 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,007 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,008 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,009 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,013 tertiary education | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2,014 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,015 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,021 tertiary education | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,974 tertiary education | 1,969 tertiary education | 1,978 tertiary education | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,984 tertiary education | 1,979 tertiary education | 1,988 tertiary education | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,994 tertiary education | 1,989 tertiary education | 1,998 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,004 tertiary education | 1,999 tertiary education | 2,008 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,013 tertiary education | 2,009 tertiary education | 2,015 tertiary education | 4 |
| 2020s | 2,021 tertiary education | 2,021 tertiary education | 2,021 tertiary education | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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- 153 Bahamas 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Barbados 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Central African Republic 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Comoros 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Cape Verde 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Curaçao 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Cayman Islands 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Djibouti 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Dominica 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Ethiopia 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Micronesia, Federated States of 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Gabon 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Guinea-Bissau 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Equatorial Guinea 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Guyana 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Haiti 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Ireland 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Iraq 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Kenya 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Kuwait 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Liberia 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Libya 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Liechtenstein 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Lesotho 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Mali 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Myanmar 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Mauritania 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Malawi 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Niger 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Nigeria 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Sudan 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Sierra Leone 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Somalia 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 South Sudan 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Sao Tome and Principe 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Suriname 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Eswatini 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Syrian Arab Republic 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Chad 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Togo 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Tajikistan 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Uganda 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 153 Yemen 2,021 tertiary education 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 start of the academic school year in Eritrea?
- Start of the academic school year in Eritrea was 2,021 tertiary education in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start of the academic school year recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,021 tertiary education in 2022.
- What is the lowest start of the academic school year recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,969 tertiary education in 1970.
- How does Eritrea rank for start of the academic school year?
- Eritrea ranks 153rd out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is start of the academic school year rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Start of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release