Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Eritrea
Eritrea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 67.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Eritrea, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Eritrea stood at 67.7%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 94.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 1996.
That places Eritrea 184th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 57.1% | — |
| 1997 | 57.9% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 64.9% | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 72.4% | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 72.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 80.2% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 88.1% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 86.6% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 94.1% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 86.6% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 85.4% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 88.5% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 87.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 72.6% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.0% | 57.1% | 64.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 84.6% | 72.4% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 66.7% | 88.5% | 8 |
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More reference data data for Eritrea
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Eritrea?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Eritrea was 67.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 184th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.