School age population, primary education, female in Eritrea, The State of

Eritrea, The State of: School age population, primary education, female was 242,031 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
242,031 number
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
111th
of 206 countries
All-time high
250,096 number
in 2018
All-time low
98,113 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, primary education, female in Eritrea, The State of, 1970–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Eritrea, The State of recorded 242,031 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Eritrea, The State of peaked at 250,096 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 98,113 number, in 1970.

Eritrea, The State of ranks 111th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 112,911 number 98,113 number 129,130 number 10
1980s 151,463 number 132,772 number 173,754 number 10
1990s 176,736 number 160,608 number 183,457 number 10
2000s 169,821 number 158,775 number 183,305 number 10
2010s 218,672 number 167,998 number 250,096 number 10
2020s 242,031 number 242,031 number 242,031 number 1

Countries ranked near Eritrea, The State of

  1. 108 Turkmenistan 248,172 number compare
  2. 109 United Arab Emirates 243,403 number compare
  3. 110 Switzerland 242,117 number compare
  4. 112 Panama 223,220 number compare
  5. 113 Belarus, Republic of 221,069 number compare
  6. 114 Denmark 219,368 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, female in Eritrea, The State of?
School age population, primary education, female in Eritrea, The State of was 242,031 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Eritrea, The State of?
The highest recorded value was 250,096 number in 2018.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Eritrea, The State of?
The lowest recorded value was 98,113 number in 1970.
How does Eritrea, The State of rank for school age population, primary education, female?
Eritrea, The State of ranks 111th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Eritrea, The State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea, The State of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.