Eritrea: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Eritrea's secondary education, general pupils rose 5.3% on 2017 (from 244,744 to 257,599).

Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2017), the average change was +5.1% and a typical year strayed about 6.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 20.6% in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.7% in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% of the movement over 9 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Eritrea had the 53rd highest value of the 85 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Eritrea in the 2018 ranking

• Lebanon — 50th of 85: 339,951
• Kuwait — 51st of 85: 324,426
• Georgia — 52nd of 85: 269,772
• Albania — 54th of 85: 248,267
• Mauritania — 55th of 85: 235,653
• Armenia — 56th of 85: 215,307

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 28 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Angola — 1.75 million (2016)
• Benin — 965,124 (2016)
• Botswana — 169,489 (2015)
• Burkina Faso — 1.25 million (2018)
• Burundi — 606,024 (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 52,143 (2018)
• Cameroon — 1.73 million (2016)
• Central African Republic — 132,695 (2017)
• Chad — 527,321 (2016)
• Comoros — 73,695 (2018)
• Congo, Dem. Rep.

More education data for Eritrea

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.86 (2019)
• Primary education, teachers — 12,025 (2022)
• Primary education, teachers (% female) — 44.08% (2022)
• Primary education, pupils — 398,090 (2022)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 89.73% (2022)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Eritrea's secondary education, general pupils?

257,599 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1989?

It is up 330.46% from 59,843 in 1989 (5.16% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 267,427 in 2014 and the lowest 55,544 in 1992.

How does Eritrea rank?

53rd highest of 85 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils unusual for Eritrea?

In 2018, Eritrea's secondary education, general pupils rose 5.3% on 2017 (from 244,744 to 257,599). Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2017), the average change was +5.1% and a typical year strayed about 6.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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