Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 51.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Eritrea, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Eritrea is 51.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Eritrea peaked at 62.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 2022.
Eritrea ranks 35th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.8% | — |
| 2001 | 54.6% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 55.4% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 55.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 62.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 61.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 61.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 58.8% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 58.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 55.8% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 60.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 59.4% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 56.6% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 53.4% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 50.9% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 48.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 49.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 50.7% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 51.9% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.0% | 53.8% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 53.4% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 48.9% | 51.9% | 6 |
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 rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Eritrea?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Eritrea was 51.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 2022.
- How does Eritrea rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Eritrea ranks 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release