Education in Eritrea 129 indicators covering education for Eritrea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 58.2% 2025 up 7.8% 182nd Population ages 0-14 37.6% 2025 down 10.7% 38th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th School enrollment, primary 89.7% 2022 up 8.6% 177th Primary education, teachers 12,025 2022 up 47.3% 133rd School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% 2022 up 10.5% 187th School enrollment, primary, male 96.9% 2022 up 7.0% 137th Labor force, total 1.76 million 2025 up 23.8% 130th Labor force, female 47.7% 2025 down 0.3% 46th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.8604 GPI 2019 up 1.9% 192nd School enrollment, secondary 44.0% 2022 down 16.4% 180th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 11.6 per 1,000 2024 down 18.9% 27th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 7.4 per 1,000 2024 down 21.3% 26th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 2.8 per 1,000 2024 down 22.2% 52nd Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 3.1 per 1,000 2024 down 29.5% 48th Secondary education, teachers 9,725 2022 up 38.7% 140th School enrollment, secondary, female 40.3% 2022 down 13.0% 183rd School enrollment, secondary, male 47.8% 2022 down 19.2% 176th School enrollment, tertiary 3.2% 2016 up 62.5% 185th School enrollment, primary, private 10.6% 2018 up 17.3% 109th School enrollment, preprimary 23.9% 2019 up 0.8% 164th School enrollment, tertiary, male 3.8% 2016 up 8.4% 181st School enrollment, tertiary, female 2.6% 2016 up 416.1% 181st School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9168 GPI 2019 up 27.9% 172nd School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.7043 GPI 2016 up 375.9% 164th Secondary education, teachers, female 3,016 2022 up 161.8% 146th Primary completion rate, female 55.8% 2022 up 6.8% 175th Primary completion rate, male 66.7% 2022 up 4.0% 166th Government expenditure on education, total 2.1% 2006 up 29.8% 174th Secondary education, general pupils 257,599 2018 up 13.3% 123rd Lower secondary completion rate, total 53.4% 2022 down 3.8% 150th School enrollment, preprimary, female 23.7% 2019 down 0.5% 162nd School enrollment, preprimary, male 24.0% 2019 up 2.0% 163rd Persistence to last grade of primary, total 80.0% 2017 up 9.1% 122nd Government expenditure on education, total 5.4% 2006 up 86.8% 189th Secondary education, general pupils 46.7% 2018 up 12.6% 182nd Lower secondary completion rate, female 52.2% 2022 up 4.7% 152nd Lower secondary completion rate, male 54.6% 2022 down 10.8% 147th Children out of school 40.4% 2022 up 20.9% 7th Primary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 154th Primary education, pupils 398,090 2022 up 19.1% 118th Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th Secondary education, pupils 266,829 2022 up 0.5% 128th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 79.8% 2017 up 16.2% 116th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 80.2% 2017 up 3.4% 109th Secondary education, vocational pupils 2,822 2018 up 72.4% 153rd Number of under-five deaths, male 1,924 2024 down 27.1% 81st Number of under-five deaths, female 1,468 2024 down 27.9% 82nd Number of infant deaths, male 1,422 2024 down 23.9% 84th Number of infant deaths, female 1,046 2024 down 23.4% 86th Children out of school, female 43.5% 2022 up 12.8% 6th Children out of school, male 37.3% 2022 up 31.9% 8th Secondary education, vocational pupils 46.7% 2018 up 7.6% 54th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 73.4% 2018 down 4.6% 184th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 6.0% 2025 up 3.9% 77th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.3% 2025 up 4.1% 83rd Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.7% 2025 up 3.9% 77th Primary education, teachers 44.1% 2022 up 8.5% 181st Repeaters, primary, total 8.1% 2018 down 47.3% 40th Page 1 of 3 Next →