Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male was 68.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
68.0%
World rank
135th
of 161 countries
All-time high
83.2%
in 2003
All-time low
64.2%
in 2013
Years of data
23
1994–2022
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Eritrea, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Eritrea stood at 68.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Eritrea peaked at 83.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 64.2%, in 2013.
Eritrea ranks 135th of 161 countries on this measure, 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, male in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 73.5% | — |
| 1995 | 78.1% | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 79.1% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 74.8% | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 78.7% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 74.4% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 80.2% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 83.2% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 81.6% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 82.9% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 82.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 77.1% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 78.4% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 73.3% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 67.6% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 67.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 64.2% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 65.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 69.7% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 69.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.4% | 73.5% | 79.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 79.2% | 73.3% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 64.2% | 69.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 68.0% | 68.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 132 Papua New Guinea 70.3% compare
- 133 Comoros 68.8% compare
- 134 Guatemala 68.6% compare
- 136 Cote d'Ivoire 67.9% compare
- 137 Mauritania 66.4% compare
- 138 Bangladesh 65.9% compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Eritrea?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Eritrea was 68.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.2% in 2013.
- How does Eritrea rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Eritrea ranks 135th out of 161 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release