Eritrea vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female
Eritrea
74.0%
in 2022
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
81.8%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
184th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
187th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female over time
- Eritrea
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 81.8% against 74.0% in Eritrea, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 184th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 187th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.0% | 56.8% | 13.2% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 77.1% | 67.2% | 9.8% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 78.5% | 8.7% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 80.9% | 6.9% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Eritrea or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 81.8% against 74.0% in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Eritrea and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 7.8%, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
- How do Eritrea and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Eritrea ranks 184th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 187th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release