Adolescents out of school, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Adolescents out of school, female was 42.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school, female in Eritrea, 1994–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 42.2% for adolescents out of school, female in 2022.
The figure is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Eritrea peaked at 48.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 2003.
Eritrea ranks 18th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, female in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 40.5% | — |
| 1995 | 36.0% | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 35.2% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 38.9% | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 36.7% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 39.6% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 38.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 40.7% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 42.0% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 40.5% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 44.4% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 46.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 44.5% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 40.8% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 40.2% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | +5.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 42.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 43.3%, 98% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 42.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.7%, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.6% | 35.2% | 40.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 35.1% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 40.2% | 48.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 42.2% | 42.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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 adolescents out of school, female in Eritrea?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Eritrea was 42.2% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 2003.
- How does Eritrea rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Eritrea ranks 18th out of 160 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.