Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 69.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Eritrea, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 69.9% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2018.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Eritrea peaked at 99.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 1996.
Eritrea ranks 154th 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, male in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 33.7% | — |
| 1997 | 40.6% | +20.5% |
| 1999 | 54.6% | +34.3% |
| 2000 | 57.2% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 55.5% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 60.5% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 74.9% | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 82.1% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 76.1% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 80.4% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 86.4% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 87.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 91.5% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 84.5% | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 69.9% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.0% | 33.7% | 54.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 70.2% | 55.5% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 67.0% | 99.6% | 8 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.46 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,301 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,724 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4,198 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.69 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,033 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -9.52 % change on previous year (2016)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Eritrea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Eritrea was 69.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Eritrea ranks 154th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.