Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%) (secondary) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%) (secondary) was 56.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Eritrea, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Eritrea stood at 56.2%.
The figure is up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 65.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2017.
Eritrea ranks 146th of 184 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%) (secondary) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 46.1% | — |
| 1995 | 50.9% | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 55.5% | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 61.2% | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 65.2% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 59.5% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 56.8% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 57.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 52.6% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 52.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 52.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 49.3% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 47.4% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 52.4% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 45.5% | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 47.6% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 56.2% | +18.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 56.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 31.3%, 1.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 56.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.0%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.4% | 46.1% | 61.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 54.2% | 47.5% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 44.8% | 53.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 56.2% | 56.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 56.5 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.62 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,725 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,881 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,835 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,792 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 266,829 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 398,090 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7908 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Eritrea?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Eritrea was 56.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2017.
- How does Eritrea rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 146th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release