Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Eritrea

Eritrea: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 47,079 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
47,079 number
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
108th
of 206 countries
All-time high
51,882 number
in 2016
All-time low
18,049 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Eritrea, 1970–2020

20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 47,079 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Eritrea peaked at 51,882 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18,049 number, in 1970.

That places Eritrea 108th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number) in Eritrea, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 18,049 number
1971 18,458 number +2.3%
1972 19,061 number +3.3%
1973 19,704 number +3.4%
1974 20,356 number +3.3%
1975 20,985 number +3.1%
1976 21,558 number +2.7%
1977 22,246 number +3.2%
1978 22,895 number +2.9%
1979 23,515 number +2.7%
1980 24,118 number +2.6%
1981 24,710 number +2.5%
1982 25,463 number +3.0%
1983 26,227 number +3.0%
1984 27,003 number +3.0%
1985 27,789 number +2.9%
1986 28,575 number +2.8%
1987 29,660 number +3.8%
1988 30,833 number +4.0%
1989 31,968 number +3.7%
1990 32,918 number +3.0%
1991 33,567 number +2.0%
1992 34,842 number +3.8%
1993 35,945 number +3.2%
1994 36,850 number +2.5%
1995 37,539 number +1.9%
1996 37,955 number +1.1%
1997 37,732 number -0.6%
1998 37,180 number -1.5%
1999 36,498 number -1.8%
2000 35,847 number -1.8%
2001 35,310 number -1.5%
2002 34,256 number -3.0%
2003 33,235 number -3.0%
2004 32,296 number -2.8%
2005 31,517 number -2.4%
2006 31,048 number -1.5%
2007 31,556 number +1.6%
2008 33,055 number +4.8%
2009 35,183 number +6.4%
2010 37,600 number +6.9%
2011 39,990 number +6.4%
2012 42,268 number +5.7%
2013 47,117 number +11.5%
2014 49,197 number +4.4%
2015 50,850 number +3.4%
2016 51,882 number +2.0%
2017 51,781 number -0.2%
2018 50,575 number -2.3%
2019 48,823 number -3.5%
2020 47,079 number -3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 20,683 number 18,049 number 23,515 number 10
1980s 27,635 number 24,118 number 31,968 number 10
1990s 36,103 number 32,918 number 37,955 number 10
2000s 33,330 number 31,048 number 35,847 number 10
2010s 47,008 number 37,600 number 51,882 number 10
2020s 47,079 number 47,079 number 47,079 number 1

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 105 El Salvador 55,657 number compare
  2. 106 Czechia 54,024 number compare
  3. 107 United Arab Emirates 50,616 number compare
  4. 109 Greece 45,799 number compare
  5. 110 Hungary 44,312 number compare
  6. 111 Portugal 42,740 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Eritrea?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Eritrea was 47,079 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 51,882 number in 2016.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 18,049 number in 1970.
How does Eritrea rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
Eritrea ranks 108th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.