Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 55,370 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Eritrea, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Eritrea stood at 55,370. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Eritrea peaked at 55,370 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16,477, in 1995.
That places Eritrea 48th out of 163 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 of lower secondary school age, female in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 18,421 | — |
| 1995 | 16,477 | -10.6% |
| 1997 | 16,763 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 20,469 | +22.1% |
| 2000 | 20,445 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 22,876 | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 22,305 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 21,326 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 35,984 | +68.7% |
| 2005 | 36,644 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 38,961 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 41,471 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 41,090 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 47,054 | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 49,723 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 53,229 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 52,626 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 54,657 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 54,414 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 52,450 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 51,330 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 51,830 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 55,370 | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,032 | 16,477 | 20,469 | 4 |
| 2000s | 32,816 | 20,445 | 47,054 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,532 | 49,723 | 54,657 | 8 |
| 2020s | 55,370 | 55,370 | 55,370 | 1 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,835 (2022)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,792 (2022)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 398,090 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,881 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.69 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7908 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Eritrea?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Eritrea was 55,370 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 55,370 in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,477 in 1995.
- How does Eritrea rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Eritrea ranks 48th out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release