Tertiary education, academic staff in Eritrea
Eritrea: Tertiary education, academic staff was 13.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Eritrea, 1995–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 13.8% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2016.
The figure is up 31.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Eritrea peaked at 14.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1995.
Eritrea ranks 155th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.1% | — |
| 1996 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.6% | +56.1% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 12.2% | +21.6% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -27.4% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +31.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.5% | 8.1% | 13.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 10.0% | 14.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 10.5% | 13.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 152 Sierra Leone 14.6% compare
- 153 Burundi 14.5% compare
- 154 Côte d'Ivoire 14.0% compare
- 156 Afghanistan 13.7% compare
- 157 Congo 13.3% compare
- 158 Libya 13.2% compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.73 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Eritrea?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Eritrea was 13.8% in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1995.
- How does Eritrea rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Eritrea ranks 155th out of 170 countries with data for 2016.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.