Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 0.9467 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Eritrea, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Eritrea stood at 0.9467 GPI. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Eritrea peaked at 0.9467 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.422 GPI, in 2004.
That places Eritrea 136th out of 182 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.6385 GPI | — |
| 1997 | 0.6551 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.589 GPI | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5824 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5789 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5516 GPI | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5595 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.422 GPI | -24.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5286 GPI | +25.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5545 GPI | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6785 GPI | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6997 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6696 GPI | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7125 GPI | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7486 GPI | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7442 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7683 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8017 GPI | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8529 GPI | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9351 GPI | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9467 GPI | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6275 GPI | 0.589 GPI | 0.6551 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.5825 GPI | 0.422 GPI | 0.6997 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8137 GPI | 0.7125 GPI | 0.9467 GPI | 8 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Eritrea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Eritrea was 0.9467 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9467 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.422 GPI in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
- Eritrea ranks 136th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.