Eritrea vs ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

Eritrea
66.7%
in 2022
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
59.0%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
167th
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank
167th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Eritrea
  • ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
020406080199520092024

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 66.7% against 59.0% in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), a difference of 7.7%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 167th and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 167th of 199 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) Difference Ahead
1990s 52.1% 38.2% 13.9% Eritrea
2000s 70.1% 44.7% 25.4% Eritrea
2010s 66.7% 55.1% 11.6% Eritrea
2020s 66.7% 58.2% 8.5% Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Eritrea or ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
Eritrea, at 66.7% against 59.0% in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Eritrea and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
7.7%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Eritrea ranks 167th and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 167th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). 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, lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,466 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release