Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 62.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Eritrea, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Eritrea is 62.4%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Eritrea peaked at 82.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 1996.
That places Eritrea 159th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 28.4% | — |
| 1997 | 31.8% | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 42.7% | +34.5% |
| 2000 | 46.8% | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 47.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 48.4% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 43.2% | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 48.2% | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 52.7% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 58.6% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 70.3% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 82.2% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 64.2% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.3% | 28.4% | 42.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 43.2% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.8% | 59.0% | 82.2% | 8 |
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- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Eritrea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Eritrea was 62.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Eritrea ranks 159th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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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Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.