What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Denmark and Eritrea?

20,530 number, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Eritrea?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Eritrea: School age population, primary education, male

Denmark

232,325 number

in 2020

Eritrea

252,855 number

in 2020

Denmark rank

114th

Eritrea rank

111th

School age population, primary education, male over time

Denmark
Eritrea

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 252,855 number against 232,325 number in Denmark, a difference of 20,530 number.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 114th and Eritrea ranks 111th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Eritrea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
1970s	239,530 number	114,580 number	124,949 number	Denmark
1980s	215,463 number	153,213 number	62,250 number	Denmark
1990s	175,010 number	178,810 number	3,800 number	Eritrea
2000s	208,993 number	173,174 number	35,819 number	Denmark
2010s	234,633 number	227,527 number	7,106 number	Denmark
2020s	232,325 number	252,855 number	20,530 number	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Denmark or Eritrea?: Eritrea, at 252,855 number against 232,325 number in Denmark as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Denmark and Eritrea?: 20,530 number, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Eritrea?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Denmark and Eritrea rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?: Denmark ranks 114th and Eritrea ranks 111th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, primary education, male (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
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.