Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 58.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eritrea, 1993–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eritrea stood at 58.1%.
That represents a change of down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eritrea peaked at 66.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 195th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 44.7% | — |
| 1994 | 47.0% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 49.7% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 51.3% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 51.7% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 56.0% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 61.8% | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 61.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 63.1% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 66.1% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 63.3% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 61.7% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 55.4% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 58.9% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 66.9% | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 58.8% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 58.1% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.1% | 44.7% | 56.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 55.4% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 54.5% | 66.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 58.1% | 58.1% | 58.1% | 1 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eritrea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eritrea was 58.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 66.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Eritrea ranks 195th out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release