Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) (Enrolment) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) (Enrolment) was 80,526 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Eritrea, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Eritrea is 80,526 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Eritrea peaked at 80,526 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18,103 number, in 1996.
Eritrea ranks 122nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) (Enrolment) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 18,103 number | — |
| 1997 | 20,721 number | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 29,290 number | +41.4% |
| 2000 | 33,284 number | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 35,113 number | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 34,667 number | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 36,696 number | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 49,224 number | +34.1% |
| 2005 | 53,996 number | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 57,448 number | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 59,342 number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 60,265 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 64,114 number | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 66,930 number | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 68,588 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 74,812 number | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 68,940 number | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 67,541 number | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 66,149 number | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 72,495 number | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 80,526 number | +11.1% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 80,526 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 347,371 number, 23% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 80,526 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 240,413 number, 33% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,705 number | 18,103 number | 29,290 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 48,415 number | 33,284 number | 64,114 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,748 number | 66,149 number | 80,526 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 56.5 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.62 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Eritrea?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Eritrea was 80,526 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 80,526 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,103 number in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- Eritrea ranks 122nd out of 194 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.