Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) was 50.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Eritrea, 1994–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Eritrea stood at 50.7%.
That represents a change of up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Eritrea peaked at 55.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 2004.
That places Eritrea 150th out of 180 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, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 39.0% | — |
| 1995 | 43.1% | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 48.0% | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 53.1% | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 55.7% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 45.2% | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | -20.6% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 38.3% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 40.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 40.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 46.2% | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 43.6% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 50.7% | +16.2% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 50.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 31.0%, 1.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 50.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.3%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.8% | 39.0% | 53.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 42.4% | 36.2% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 40.2% | 46.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.7% | 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, upper secondary, female in Eritrea?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Eritrea was 50.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Eritrea ranks 150th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release