School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Eritrea
Eritrea: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.8372 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.8372 GPIA
World rank
202nd
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.8813 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.5428 GPIA
in 2004
Years of data
25
1993–2022
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Eritrea, 1993–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.8372 GPIA for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2022.
That represents a change of up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Eritrea peaked at 0.8813 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5428 GPIA, in 2004.
That places Eritrea 202nd out of 213 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.8371 GPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.7035 GPIA | -16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6946 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7253 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7029 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.675 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6745 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.685 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6224 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6216 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5428 GPIA | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5726 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.583 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6973 GPIA | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7032 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6995 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7494 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.77 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7741 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7773 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7944 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.828 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8735 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8813 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8372 GPIA | -5.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.8372 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9524 GPIA, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.8372 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7231 GPIA | 0.675 GPIA | 0.8371 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.6402 GPIA | 0.5428 GPIA | 0.7032 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.806 GPIA | 0.7494 GPIA | 0.8813 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8372 GPIA | 0.8372 GPIA | 0.8372 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 199 Papua New Guinea 0.8558 GPIA compare
- 200 Benin 0.848 GPIA compare
- 201 Niue 0.8465 GPIA compare
- 203 Tajikistan 0.8328 GPIA compare
- 204 Uganda 0.7902 GPIA compare
- 205 Equatorial Guinea 0.7763 GPIA 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 school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Eritrea?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Eritrea was 0.8372 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8813 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5428 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Eritrea ranks 202nd out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release