School age population, lower secondary education, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 141,267 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Eritrea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Eritrea is 141,267 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Eritrea peaked at 141,267 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27,346 number, in 1970.
That places Eritrea 112th out of 205 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.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27,346 number | — |
| 1971 | 28,643 number | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 29,850 number | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 30,928 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 31,865 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 32,798 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 33,788 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 34,830 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 35,934 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 37,105 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 38,323 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 39,581 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 40,855 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 42,060 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 43,202 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 44,359 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 45,563 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 46,838 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 48,264 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 49,716 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 51,040 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 52,102 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 54,590 number | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 55,814 number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 57,751 number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 60,384 number | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 63,643 number | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 65,258 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 66,767 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 68,579 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 71,108 number | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 74,064 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 75,613 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 75,827 number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 113,900 number | +50.2% |
| 2005 | 112,054 number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 108,953 number | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 106,061 number | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 102,769 number | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 99,111 number | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 95,152 number | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 91,683 number | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 91,008 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 99,330 number | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 105,168 number | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 110,893 number | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 116,932 number | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 122,944 number | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 129,037 number | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 135,252 number | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 141,267 number | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32,309 number | 27,346 number | 37,105 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,876 number | 38,323 number | 49,716 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 59,593 number | 51,040 number | 68,579 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 93,946 number | 71,108 number | 113,900 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 109,740 number | 91,008 number | 135,252 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 141,267 number | 141,267 number | 141,267 number | 1 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.73 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Eritrea?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Eritrea was 141,267 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 141,267 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,346 number in 1970.
- How does Eritrea rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Eritrea ranks 112th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.