Eritrea vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female

Eritrea
2.6%
in 2016
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
8.8%
in 2023
Eritrea rank
183rd
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
183rd

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female over time

  • Eritrea
  • UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa currently reports 8.8% against 2.6% in Eritrea, a difference of 6.2%.

That makes UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's figure about 3.3 times Eritrea's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 183rd and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 183rd of 189 countries.

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4% 3.6% 3.2% UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2000s 0.9% 4.7% 3.9% UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2010s 2.6% 7.7% 5.1% UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female, Eritrea or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, at 8.8% against 2.6% in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female between Eritrea and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
6.2%, with UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
13 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
How do Eritrea and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
Eritrea ranks 183rd and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 183rd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 14,235 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release