Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Eritrea
Eritrea: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 62.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Eritrea, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Eritrea stood at 62.9%.
The figure is up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 74.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2013.
That places Eritrea 162nd out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 66.5% | — |
| 1995 | 71.0% | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 72.0% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 67.9% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 71.0% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 67.4% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 71.4% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 74.1% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 71.3% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 67.6% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 60.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 64.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 62.9% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.4% | 66.5% | 72.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 70.0% | 65.0% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 58.0% | 64.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 62.9% | 62.9% | 1 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.46 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,301 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,724 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Eritrea?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Eritrea was 62.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2013.
- How does Eritrea rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 162nd out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release