Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) was 57.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Eritrea, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 57.8% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in 2022.
That represents a change of up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Eritrea peaked at 64.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 2013.
That places Eritrea 145th out of 163 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 59.5% | — |
| 1995 | 64.0% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 64.8% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 61.1% | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 63.3% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 60.4% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 62.5% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 64.9% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 61.1% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 61.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 59.3% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 59.5% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 56.6% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 55.6% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 53.8% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 51.8% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 59.2% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 59.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 57.8% | -3.4% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 57.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 56.7%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 57.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71.3%, 81% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.4% | 59.5% | 64.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 56.6% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 51.8% | 59.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 57.8% | 57.8% | 1 |
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 total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Eritrea?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Eritrea was 57.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 2013.
- How does Eritrea rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Eritrea ranks 145th out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release