Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 30.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Eritrea, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 30.5% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2018.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 48.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 1997.
That places Eritrea 166th out of 182 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 19.7% | — |
| 1997 | 19.5% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 20.5% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 24.5% | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 24.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 37.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | +23.5% |
| 2014 | 48.3% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | -17.8% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 19.5% | 20.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 23.7% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 30.5% | 48.3% | 8 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Eritrea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Eritrea was 30.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 1997.
- How does Eritrea rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 166th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.