Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Eritrea
Eritrea: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 40.7% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Eritrea, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Eritrea is 40.7%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 157.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Eritrea peaked at 40.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1999.
That places Eritrea 87th out of 92 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.0% | — |
| 2000 | 13.8% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | +30.7% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | -24.4% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | +157.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 40.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 40.7%, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 40.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.5%, 84% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 13.7% | 18.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 40.7% | 40.7% | 1 |
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 female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Eritrea?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Eritrea was 40.7% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1999.
- How does Eritrea rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Eritrea ranks 87th out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.