Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 139,090 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Eritrea, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 139,090 for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Eritrea peaked at 140,239 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 62,101, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 50th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 70,368 | — |
| 1995 | 65,498 | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 64,009 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 63,283 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 62,101 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 71,410 | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 79,827 | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 81,052 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 107,812 | +33.0% |
| 2005 | 108,206 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 111,626 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 114,327 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 117,592 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 123,908 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 125,563 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 131,179 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 134,753 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 133,790 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 135,500 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 140,239 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 139,161 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 137,142 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 139,090 | +1.4% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 139,090 is below the median for low income countries, which is 894,172, 16% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 139,090 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 361,629, 38% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +33.0% | 81,052 | 107,812 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65,790 | 63,283 | 70,368 | 4 |
| 2000s | 97,786 | 62,101 | 123,908 | 10 |
| 2010s | 134,666 | 125,563 | 140,239 | 8 |
| 2020s | 139,090 | 139,090 | 139,090 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,725 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,881 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,835 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,792 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 266,829 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 398,090 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7908 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1168 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Eritrea?
- Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Eritrea was 139,090 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 140,239 in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,101 in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
- Eritrea ranks 50th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release