School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Eritrea
Eritrea: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) was 2.6% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Eritrea, 1995–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary, female in Eritrea is 2.6%, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 416.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Eritrea peaked at 2.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1996.
Eritrea ranks 181st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5% | — |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -29.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +32.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +26.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +250.6% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +32.6% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -4.2% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 2.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 5.4%, 49% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 2.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.3%, 32% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +250.6% | 0.5% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 56.5 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.62 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary, female in Eritrea?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in Eritrea was 2.6% in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- Eritrea ranks 181st out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 416.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.