Eritrea vs Niger: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education

Eritrea

56.5%

in 2022

Niger

58.3%

in 2024

Eritrea rank

183rd

Niger rank

181st

Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time

Niger currently reports 58.3% against 56.5% in Eritrea, a difference of 1.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 183rd and Niger ranks 181st of 190 countries.

Indicator: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 7,246 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.