Years of schooling in Eritrea
Eritrea: Years of schooling was 5.09 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.09
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
168th
of 192 countries
All-time high
5.09
in 2020
All-time low
4.62
in 2017
Years of data
19
2005–2023
Years of schooling in Eritrea, 2005–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 5.09 for years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Eritrea peaked at 5.09 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.62, in 2017.
That places Eritrea 168th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.71 | — |
| 2006 | 4.7 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.7 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 4.69 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.68 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.67 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 4.67 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.66 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.65 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.64 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.64 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.63 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.62 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.78 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 4.93 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 5.09 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 5.09 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.09 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.09 | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 5.09 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.59, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 5.09 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.96, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7 | 4.68 | 4.71 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.69 | 4.62 | 4.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.09 | 5.09 | 5.09 | 4 |
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 years of schooling in Eritrea?
- Years of schooling in Eritrea was 5.09 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.09 in 2020.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.62 in 2017.
- How does Eritrea rank for years of schooling?
- Eritrea ranks 168th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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