School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Eritrea
Eritrea: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.7043 GPIA in 2016. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Eritrea, 1995–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Eritrea is 0.7043 GPIA, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 375.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Eritrea peaked at 0.7043 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1278 GPIA, in 1996.
Eritrea ranks 167th of 191 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 life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1536 GPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.1278 GPIA | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1504 GPIA | +17.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1528 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1609 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1504 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1512 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.148 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3224 GPIA | +117.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3757 GPIA | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 0.492 GPIA | +30.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6468 GPIA | +31.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7043 GPIA | +8.9% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.7043 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6945 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.7043 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7817 GPIA, 90% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 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 | +117.8% | 0.148 GPIA | 0.3224 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1461 GPIA | 0.1278 GPIA | 0.1536 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.1866 GPIA | 0.148 GPIA | 0.3224 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5547 GPIA | 0.3757 GPIA | 0.7043 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Eritrea?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Eritrea was 0.7043 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7043 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1278 GPIA in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Eritrea ranks 167th out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 375.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release