Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment female) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment female) was 59.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Eritrea, 1996–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Eritrea stood at 59.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Eritrea peaked at 66.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 1996.
That places Eritrea 172nd out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment female) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 38.7% | — |
| 1997 | 43.5% | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 55.7% | +28.0% |
| 2000 | 59.7% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 60.8% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 58.2% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 60.4% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 57.3% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 59.4% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 59.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 59.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 59.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 60.8% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 58.4% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 57.7% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 62.5% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 59.9% | -4.2% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 59.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 44.9%, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 59.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.4%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.0% | 38.7% | 55.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 53.2% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 56.2% | 66.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 59.9% | 59.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1168 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Eritrea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Eritrea was 59.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Eritrea ranks 172nd out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release