Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 74.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Eritrea, 1996–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Eritrea stood at 74.0%.
That represents a change of up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Eritrea peaked at 86.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 64.3%, in 2010.
That places Eritrea 184th out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 68.5% | — |
| 1997 | 67.7% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 72.3% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 78.9% | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 78.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 81.4% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 86.3% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 80.2% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 80.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 77.6% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 72.5% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 68.4% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 64.3% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 71.5% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 82.2% | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 69.6% | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 68.5% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 66.4% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 68.3% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.5% | 67.7% | 72.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 77.1% | 66.4% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 64.3% | 82.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 74.0% | 74.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4,198 (2016)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -9.52 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,033 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.69 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,301 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10,231 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.46 % change on previous year (2016)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,724 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Eritrea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Eritrea was 74.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3% in 2010.
- How does Eritrea rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Eritrea ranks 184th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release