Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) was 1,002 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Eritrea, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Eritrea is 1,002 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.6% on the previous year and up 294.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Eritrea peaked at 1,002 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 149 number, in 1999.
That places Eritrea 111th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 156 number | — |
| 1997 | 170 number | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 149 number | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 167 number | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 160 number | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 177 number | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 178 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 216 number | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 245 number | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 257 number | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 303 number | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 254 number | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 331 number | +30.3% |
| 2010 | 485 number | +46.5% |
| 2011 | 532 number | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 632 number | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 672 number | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 674 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 675 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 658 number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 852 number | +29.5% |
| 2018 | 1,002 number | +17.6% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 1,002 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 3,714 number, 27% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 1,002 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,465 number, 29% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 158.33 number | 149 number | 170 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 228.8 number | 160 number | 331 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 686.89 number | 485 number | 1,002 number | 9 |
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 teachers in lower secondary education, female in Eritrea?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Eritrea was 1,002 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,002 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 149 number in 1999.
- How does Eritrea rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Eritrea ranks 111th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 294.5%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.