School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Eritrea

Eritrea: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 8.73 years in 2015. β–² Rising

Latest (2015)
8.73 years
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
167th
of 175 countries
All-time high
9.6 years
in 2014
All-time low
5.95 years
in 1996
Years of data
11
1995–2015

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Eritrea, 1995–2015

02468101995200520151995: 6 years1996: 6 years1999: 6.8 years2000: 7.4 years2001: 7.5 years2002: 8.1 years2004: 9.4 years2009: 9.1 years2010: 8.9 years2014: 9.6 years2015: 8.7 years

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 164 Pakistan 8.92 years compare
  2. 165 Ethiopia 8.88 years compare
  3. 166 Chad 8.81 years compare
  4. 168 Zambia 8.48 years
  5. 169 Senegal 8.42 years compare
  6. 170 Mali 8.11 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places β†’

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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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.