Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Eritrea
Eritrea: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 0.85 index in 2022. ▬ Flat
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Eritrea, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Eritrea is 0.85 index, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Eritrea peaked at 0.8558 index in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7191 index, in 2006.
Eritrea ranks 157th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8164 index | 0.8105 index | 0.8196 index | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.7665 index | 0.7191 index | 0.8124 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8163 index | 0.7902 index | 0.8558 index | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.85 index | 0.85 index | 0.85 index | 1 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 12,025 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.68 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Eritrea?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Eritrea was 0.85 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8558 index in 2018.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7191 index in 2006.
- How does Eritrea rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Eritrea ranks 157th out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.