School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Eritrea

Eritrea: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.884 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.884 GPI
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
182nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.9363 GPI
in 2013
All-time low
0.7175 GPI
in 2004
Years of data
25
1993–2019

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Eritrea, 1993–2019

00.20.40.60.811993200620191993: 0.823 GPI1994: 0.788 GPI1995: 0.786 GPI1996: 0.796 GPI1997: 0.797 GPI1999: 0.788 GPI2000: 0.784 GPI2001: 0.789 GPI2002: 0.754 GPI2003: 0.758 GPI2004: 0.718 GPI2005: 0.728 GPI2006: 0.731 GPI2007: 0.788 GPI2008: 0.782 GPI2009: 0.783 GPI2010: 0.809 GPI2011: 0.814 GPI2012: 0.819 GPI2013: 0.936 GPI2014: 0.836 GPI2015: 0.855 GPI2017: 0.875 GPI2018: 0.879 GPI2019: 0.884 GPI

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Eritrea stood at 0.884 GPI.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Eritrea peaked at 0.9363 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7175 GPI, in 2004.

That places Eritrea 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Eritrea, 1993 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1993 0.8233 GPI
1994 0.7882 GPI -4.3%
1995 0.7858 GPI -0.3%
1996 0.7963 GPI +1.3%
1997 0.7966 GPI +0.0%
1999 0.7879 GPI -1.1%
2000 0.7842 GPI -0.5%
2001 0.7893 GPI +0.6%
2002 0.7539 GPI -4.5%
2003 0.7581 GPI +0.6%
2004 0.7175 GPI -5.4%
2005 0.7278 GPI +1.4%
2006 0.7306 GPI +0.4%
2007 0.788 GPI +7.9%
2008 0.7819 GPI -0.8%
2009 0.7828 GPI +0.1%
2010 0.8095 GPI +3.4%
2011 0.8141 GPI +0.6%
2012 0.8186 GPI +0.6%
2013 0.9363 GPI +14.4%
2014 0.8362 GPI -10.7%
2015 0.8555 GPI +2.3%
2017 0.8748 GPI +2.3%
2018 0.8788 GPI +0.5%
2019 0.884 GPI +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7964 GPI 0.7858 GPI 0.8233 GPI 6
2000s 0.7614 GPI 0.7175 GPI 0.7893 GPI 10
2010s 0.8564 GPI 0.8095 GPI 0.9363 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 179 Papua New Guinea 0.8943 GPI compare
  2. 180 Cameroon 0.8897 GPI compare
  3. 181 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.8895 GPI compare
  4. 183 Zambia 0.8813 GPI
  5. 184 Pakistan 0.8775 GPI compare
  6. 185 Niger 0.8383 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Eritrea?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Eritrea was 0.884 GPI in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 0.9363 GPI in 2013.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7175 GPI in 2004.
How does Eritrea rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Eritrea ranks 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.