Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 56.5 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Eritrea, 1992–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2022, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Eritrea stood at 56.5.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Eritrea peaked at 71.24 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 38.01, in 1992.
That places Eritrea 183rd out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 38.01 | — |
| 1993 | 40.61 | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 43.21 | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 44.5 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 46.11 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 45.3 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 48.46 | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 51.62 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 58.82 | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 60.76 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 65.97 | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 71.05 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 71.06 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 71.24 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 68.91 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 62.79 | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 58.07 | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 55.45 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 53.59 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 57.9 | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 61.44 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 62.23 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 62.61 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 61.75 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 59.45 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 57.16 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 57.03 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 56.9 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 56.76 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 56.63 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 56.5 | -0.2% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 56.5 is below the median for low income countries, which is 68.33, 83% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 56.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.36, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.73 | 38.01 | 51.62 | 8 |
| 2000s | 64.41 | 55.45 | 71.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.01 | 53.59 | 62.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.63 | 56.5 | 56.76 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 180 Haiti 58.96 compare
- 181 Niger 58.27 compare
- 182 Sudan 58.07 compare
- 184 Central African Republic 55.58 compare
- 185 Cape Verde 48.74 compare
- 186 Equatorial Guinea 34.83 compare
More education data for Eritrea
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Eritrea?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Eritrea was 56.5 in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 71.24 in 2005.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.01 in 1992.
- How does Eritrea rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Eritrea ranks 183rd out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.