Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 28.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Eritrea, 1996–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 28.8% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 76.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Eritrea peaked at 28.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2004.
Eritrea ranks 142nd of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 15.7% | — |
| 1997 | 16.7% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 12.3% | -26.2% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +33.5% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | +24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.9% | 12.3% | 16.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.6% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 13.2% | 23.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 28.8% | 28.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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 percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Eritrea?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Eritrea was 28.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Eritrea ranks 142nd out of 156 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.2%. 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 Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release