School age population, upper secondary education, female in Eritrea

Eritrea: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 152,493 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
152,493 number
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
106th
of 205 countries
All-time high
157,135 number
in 2006
All-time low
49,017 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, female in Eritrea, 1970–2020

50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Eritrea is 152,493 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Eritrea peaked at 157,135 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 49,017 number, in 1970.

Eritrea ranks 106th of 205 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 57,664 number 49,017 number 66,850 number 10
1980s 79,356 number 68,945 number 89,598 number 10
1990s 100,932 number 91,719 number 117,641 number 10
2000s 145,362 number 123,939 number 157,135 number 10
2010s 132,002 number 120,686 number 145,214 number 10
2020s 152,493 number 152,493 number 152,493 number 1

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 103 Sweden 154,572 number compare
  2. 104 Portugal 154,107 number compare
  3. 105 Greece 153,844 number compare
  4. 107 Palestine, State of 151,128 number compare
  5. 108 Serbia 138,281 number compare
  6. 109 Mauritania 135,573 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Eritrea?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Eritrea was 152,493 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 157,135 number in 2006.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 49,017 number in 1970.
How does Eritrea rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Eritrea ranks 106th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.