Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female was 49.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Eritrea, 1992–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
In 2018, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Eritrea stood at 49.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Eritrea peaked at 79.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 1992.
Eritrea ranks 162nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 27.8% | — |
| 1994 | 31.4% | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 32.8% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 35.0% | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 35.6% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 42.5% | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 49.6% | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 52.5% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 59.8% | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 67.4% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 72.7% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 77.5% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 79.9% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 74.7% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 70.3% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 65.7% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 61.5% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 65.6% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 60.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 49.9% | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.2% | 27.8% | 42.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 49.6% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 49.4% | 65.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 159 Haiti 57.4% compare
- 160 Central African Republic 56.0% compare
- 161 Mali 55.8% compare
- 163 Equatorial Guinea 44.9% compare
- 164 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 35.9% compare
- 165 Somalia 10.9%
More education data for Eritrea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,725 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,881 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,835 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,792 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 266,829 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 398,090 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7908 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1168 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Eritrea?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female in Eritrea was 49.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 79.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1992.
- How does Eritrea rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female?
- Eritrea ranks 162nd out of 165 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.