Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 83,720 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
83,720
World rank
58th
of 180 countries
All-time high
87,831
in 2017
All-time low
41,656
in 2000
Years of data
23
1994–2022
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Eritrea, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 83,720 for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Eritrea peaked at 87,831 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 41,656, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 58th out of 180 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 51,947 | — |
| 1995 | 49,021 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 47,246 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 42,814 | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 41,656 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 48,534 | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 57,522 | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 59,726 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 71,828 | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 71,562 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 72,665 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 72,856 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 76,502 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 76,854 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 75,840 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 77,950 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 82,127 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 79,133 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 81,086 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 87,789 | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 87,831 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85,312 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 83,720 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47,757 | 42,814 | 51,947 | 4 |
| 2000s | 64,970 | 41,656 | 76,854 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,134 | 75,840 | 87,831 | 8 |
| 2020s | 83,720 | 83,720 | 83,720 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 55 Sierra Leone 90,737 compare
- 56 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 89,227 compare
- 57 Liberia 84,399 compare
- 59 Mauritania 78,415 compare
- 60 Italy 76,402 compare
- 61 El Salvador 75,467 compare
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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Eritrea?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Eritrea was 83,720 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 87,831 in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,656 in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Eritrea ranks 58th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release