Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Eritrea
Eritrea: Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 27.8% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Eritrea, 1999–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Eritrea stood at 27.8%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 248.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Eritrea peaked at 27.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2002.
That places Eritrea 95th out of 113 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.4% | — |
| 2000 | 8.1% | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -60.5% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +175.4% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +244.4% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 3.2% | 8.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 27.5% | 27.8% | 2 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2016)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Eritrea?
- Female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Eritrea was 27.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Eritrea ranks 95th out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
- Is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 248.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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