East Africa (African Union) vs Eritrea: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth

East Africa (African Union)
0.1349 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2040
Eritrea
0.228 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2040
East Africa (African Union) rank
12th
Eritrea rank
9th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth over time

  • East Africa (African Union)
  • Eritrea
0204060200020202040

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.228 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years against 0.1349 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in East Africa (African Union), a difference of 0.0931 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.7 times East Africa (African Union)'s.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

East Africa (African Union) ranks 12th and Eritrea ranks 9th of 48 regions.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Africa (African Union) Eritrea Difference Ahead
2010s 35.09 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 45.88 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 10.79 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Eritrea
2020s 11.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 14.83 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 3.52 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Eritrea
2030s 2.86 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 3.99 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 1.12 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Eritrea
2040s 0.1349 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.228 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 0.0931 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth, East Africa (African Union) or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 0.228 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years against 0.1349 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in East Africa (African Union) as of 2040.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth between East Africa (African Union) and Eritrea?
0.0931 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Africa (African Union) and Eritrea?
16 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2040.
How do East Africa (African Union) and Eritrea rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
East Africa (African Union) ranks 12th and Eritrea ranks 9th of 48 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with less than primary education (accelerated scenario). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with less than primary education (accelerated scenario)
Unit
Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
235 places, 7,228 data points, 2000–2040
Last refreshed

The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 38 shows the projected youth population in 2040 with different education levels, according to the medium and accelerated scenario as calculated by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital in 2018.