Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 40.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Eritrea, 1993–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 40.3% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in 2022.
The figure is down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Eritrea peaked at 46.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1994.
That places Eritrea 193rd out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 22.1% | — |
| 1994 | 21.5% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 23.2% | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 24.4% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 26.9% | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 32.8% | +22.1% |
| 2000 | 37.1% | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 36.5% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 37.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 34.2% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 41.5% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 42.7% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 43.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 44.5% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 46.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 45.1% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 41.9% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 43.4% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.1% | 21.5% | 32.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 34.2% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 41.9% | 46.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 40.3% | 40.3% | 1 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- 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)
- 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)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Eritrea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Eritrea was 40.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1994.
- How does Eritrea rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- Eritrea ranks 193rd out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release