School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Eritrea
Eritrea: School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) was 293,760 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
293,760 number
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
111th
of 205 countries
All-time high
293,760 number
in 2020
All-time low
76,363 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Eritrea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Eritrea is 293,760 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Eritrea peaked at 293,760 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 76,363 number, in 1970.
That places Eritrea 111th 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, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 76,363 number | — |
| 1971 | 78,826 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 81,733 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 85,068 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 88,464 number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 91,738 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 94,879 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 97,857 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 100,840 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 103,955 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 107,268 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 110,749 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 114,295 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 117,893 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 121,491 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 125,097 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 128,686 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 131,951 number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 135,581 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 139,314 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 142,759 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 145,588 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 150,296 number | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 150,967 number | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 153,523 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 158,523 number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 166,340 number | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 172,233 number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 178,794 number | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 186,220 number | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 195,047 number | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 205,146 number | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 214,577 number | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 222,402 number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 263,065 number | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 266,993 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 266,088 number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 260,779 number | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 253,543 number | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 245,440 number | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 237,003 number | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 228,782 number | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 221,659 number | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 221,384 number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 225,854 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 233,604 number | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 244,546 number | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 256,075 number | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 268,042 number | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 280,466 number | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 293,760 number | +4.7% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 293,760 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.35 million number, 22% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 293,760 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 976,660 number, 30% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89,972 number | 76,363 number | 103,955 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 123,232 number | 107,268 number | 139,314 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 160,524 number | 142,759 number | 186,220 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 239,308 number | 195,047 number | 266,993 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 241,742 number | 221,384 number | 280,466 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 293,760 number | 293,760 number | 293,760 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 56.5 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.62 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,725 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,881 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,835 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,792 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 266,829 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 398,090 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7908 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Eritrea?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Eritrea was 293,760 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 293,760 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,363 number in 1970.
- How does Eritrea rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Eritrea ranks 111th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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, 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 secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.