Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 13.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Eritrea, 1995–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 13.8% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2016.
The figure is up 31.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Eritrea peaked at 14.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1995.
Eritrea ranks 157th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.1% | — |
| 1996 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.6% | +56.1% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 12.2% | +21.6% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -27.4% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +31.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.5% | 8.1% | 13.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 10.0% | 14.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 10.5% | 13.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 154 Sierra Leone 14.6% compare
- 155 Burundi 14.5% compare
- 156 Côte d'Ivoire 14.0% compare
- 158 Afghanistan 13.7% compare
- 159 Congo 13.3% compare
- 160 Libya 13.2% 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 tertiary education who are female in Eritrea?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Eritrea was 13.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1995.
- How does Eritrea rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Eritrea ranks 157th out of 172 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release