School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 8.73 years in 2015. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Eritrea, 1995β2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Eritrea is 8.73 years, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Eritrea peaked at 9.6 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.95 years, in 1996.
That places Eritrea 167th out of 175 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.24 years | 5.95 years | 6.76 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.31 years | 7.45 years | 9.43 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.08 years | 8.73 years | 9.6 years | 3 |
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More gender data for Eritrea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,428 (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,309 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,569 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,954 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 46,799 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 47,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 45,991 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 47,065 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 45,157 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Eritrea?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Eritrea was 8.73 years in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.95 years in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Eritrea ranks 167th out of 175 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.