Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.8934 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Eritrea, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Eritrea is 0.8934 GPI, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Eritrea peaked at 0.8934 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6421 GPI, in 2006.
Eritrea ranks 168th 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, gender parity index in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.8434 GPI | — |
| 1997 | 0.7812 GPI | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7822 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8179 GPI | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8549 GPI | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7584 GPI | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7437 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6762 GPI | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6434 GPI | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6421 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7352 GPI | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7294 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7489 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8053 GPI | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8175 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8255 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8218 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8267 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.847 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8801 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8934 GPI | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8023 GPI | 0.7812 GPI | 0.8434 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.735 GPI | 0.6421 GPI | 0.8549 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8397 GPI | 0.8053 GPI | 0.8934 GPI | 8 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- 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, gender parity index in Eritrea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Eritrea was 0.8934 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8934 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6421 GPI in 2006.
- How does Eritrea rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
- Eritrea ranks 168th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.