Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 29.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Eritrea, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 29.6% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2018.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Eritrea peaked at 43.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2004.
That places Eritrea 159th 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, female in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 15.3% | — |
| 1997 | 15.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | +18.5% |
| 2001 | 18.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | -22.6% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | +25.7% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 15.2% | 15.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 14.0% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 28.1% | 43.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 156 Rwanda 32.5% compare
- 157 Pakistan 31.9% compare
- 158 Mauritania 29.9% compare
- 160 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 29.5% compare
- 161 Afghanistan 28.5% compare
- 162 Côte d'Ivoire 28.3% compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2016)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Eritrea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Eritrea was 29.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Eritrea ranks 159th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.