School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Eritrea
Eritrea: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.709 GPI in 2016. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Eritrea, 1995–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Eritrea stood at 0.709 GPI. 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 368.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Eritrea peaked at 0.709 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1294 GPI, in 1996.
That places Eritrea 149th out of 177 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1554 GPI | — |
| 1996 | 0.1294 GPI | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1505 GPI | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1542 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.165 GPI | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1533 GPI | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1541 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1515 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3272 GPI | +116.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3799 GPI | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4954 GPI | +30.4% |
| 2015 | 0.651 GPI | +31.4% |
| 2016 | 0.709 GPI | +8.9% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.709 GPI is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6061 GPI, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.709 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7194 GPI, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) 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 | +116.0% | 0.1515 GPI | 0.3272 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1474 GPI | 0.1294 GPI | 0.1554 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.1902 GPI | 0.1515 GPI | 0.3272 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5588 GPI | 0.3799 GPI | 0.709 GPI | 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 life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Eritrea?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Eritrea was 0.709 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.709 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1294 GPI in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Eritrea ranks 149th out of 177 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 368.0%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.