Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 23.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Eritrea, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Eritrea is 23.2%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 134.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Eritrea peaked at 23.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2004.
That places Eritrea 127th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 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% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 124 Gambia 25.6% compare
- 125 Niger 23.5% compare
- 126 Bangladesh 23.5% compare
- 128 Mozambique 21.0% compare
- 129 Senegal 18.8% compare
- 130 Burkina Faso 17.4% compare
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 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 23.2% in 2018, 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 23.2% in 2018.
- 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 127th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.8%. 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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Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.