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In Eritrea the education follows a 5-3-4 system, where
the primary school lasts for 5 years, the secondary school
for 3 years and the secondary school for 4 years. While
about 80% of the country's population was illiterate at the
end of the liberation war in 1991, 69% of the population
over the age of 15 could read and write in 2011.
Education has gained a central place in the development
of the country after independence in 1993. The Ministry of
Education aims to be able to offer primary education to all,
to increase educational opportunities at all levels and to
implement a comprehensive adult education program. Check topschoolsintheusa for test centers of ACT, SAT, and GRE as well high schools in the country of Eritrea.
Basic education
Children start school the year they turn seven. The
primary and secondary schools are in principle free and
compulsory. Nevertheless, only 47% of children started
primary school in 2011, and only 33% were enrolled in
secondary school.
Higher education
Higher education is offered at technical colleges,
colleges and the University of Asmara. The length of higher
education varies from one to four years. An academic year
consists of 200 teaching days and is divided into semesters.
In the lowlands, six days a week are taught so that the
school year ends before the very hot summer season
(June-September).
Asmara
Asmara, Asmera, Eritrea's capital and largest city approximately 2300 masl; 649,000
residents (2009). Founded in 1897 as the capital of the Italian colony of
Eritrea, Asmara is located in the relatively cool climate of the highlands,
centrally between the port city of Massawa and the important agricultural areas
to the west. The beautiful city was largely spared during the 30-year civil war,
which ended in 1991, and it has retained an Italian feel.
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