Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 66.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Eritrea, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 66.2% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 91.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 1996.
Eritrea ranks 159th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 31.1% | — |
| 1997 | 36.2% | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 48.7% | +34.4% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 51.4% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 53.2% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 53.6% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 67.5% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 66.1% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 69.6% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 75.6% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 78.9% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 71.1% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 65.1% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 66.2% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.7% | 31.1% | 48.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 51.4% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 63.1% | 91.0% | 8 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 266,829 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.25 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 121,144 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.81 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 145,685 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.77 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,627 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.79 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Eritrea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Eritrea was 66.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 159th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.