Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Eritrea

Eritrea: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.8692 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.8692 GPI
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
179th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.9767 GPI
in 2013
All-time low
0.7626 GPI
in 2006
Years of data
21
1996–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Eritrea, 1996–2018

00.20.40.60.811996200720181996: 0.823 GPI1997: 0.821 GPI1999: 0.823 GPI2000: 0.823 GPI2001: 0.833 GPI2002: 0.796 GPI2003: 0.797 GPI2004: 0.771 GPI2005: 0.763 GPI2006: 0.763 GPI2007: 0.809 GPI2008: 0.801 GPI2009: 0.811 GPI2010: 0.836 GPI2011: 0.833 GPI2012: 0.837 GPI2013: 0.977 GPI2014: 0.845 GPI2015: 0.857 GPI2017: 0.866 GPI2018: 0.869 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Eritrea stood at 0.8692 GPI.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Eritrea peaked at 0.9767 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7626 GPI, in 2006.

Eritrea ranks 179th of 188 countries on this measure, 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, gender parity in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Eritrea, 1996 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1996 0.8234 GPI
1997 0.8207 GPI -0.3%
1999 0.8226 GPI +0.2%
2000 0.8235 GPI +0.1%
2001 0.8329 GPI +1.1%
2002 0.7956 GPI -4.5%
2003 0.7973 GPI +0.2%
2004 0.7708 GPI -3.3%
2005 0.7632 GPI -1.0%
2006 0.7626 GPI -0.1%
2007 0.809 GPI +6.1%
2008 0.8006 GPI -1.0%
2009 0.8106 GPI +1.3%
2010 0.8358 GPI +3.1%
2011 0.8325 GPI -0.4%
2012 0.8369 GPI +0.5%
2013 0.9767 GPI +16.7%
2014 0.8455 GPI -13.4%
2015 0.8573 GPI +1.4%
2017 0.8658 GPI +1.0%
2018 0.8692 GPI +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8222 GPI 0.8207 GPI 0.8234 GPI 3
2000s 0.7966 GPI 0.7626 GPI 0.8329 GPI 10
2010s 0.865 GPI 0.8325 GPI 0.9767 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 176 Côte d'Ivoire 0.9043 GPI compare
  2. 177 Mali 0.8987 GPI compare
  3. 178 Cameroon 0.8939 GPI compare
  4. 180 Pakistan 0.8653 GPI compare
  5. 181 Niger 0.8458 GPI compare
  6. 182 Yemen 0.841 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Eritrea?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Eritrea was 0.8692 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 0.9767 GPI in 2013.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7626 GPI in 2006.
How does Eritrea rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Eritrea ranks 179th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.