Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 53.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eritrea, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eritrea is 53.9%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eritrea peaked at 73.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 34.8%, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 187th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 34.8% | — |
| 1994 | 36.9% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 38.9% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 40.9% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 41.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 44.8% | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 49.8% | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 52.4% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 56.0% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 54.3% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 57.3% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 57.2% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 57.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 58.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 61.9% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 64.9% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 63.1% | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.6% | 34.8% | 44.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 49.8% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 53.9% | 73.2% | 8 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 266,829 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.25 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 121,144 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.81 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 145,685 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.77 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,627 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.79 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eritrea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eritrea was 53.9% in 2018, 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 73.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.8% in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Eritrea ranks 187th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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
Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and 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.