Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Eritrea
Eritrea: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth was 22.72 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Eritrea, 2015–2040
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15-29 years.
Analysis
In 2040, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Eritrea stood at 22.72 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Eritrea peaked at 57.92 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.72 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, in 2040.
Eritrea ranks 15th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.06 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 50.17 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 57.92 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 40.42 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 34.22 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 48.21 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2030s | 33.13 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 33.13 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 33.13 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
| 2040s | 22.72 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 22.72 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 22.72 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 12 Sierra Leone 26.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 13 Rwanda 26.27 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 14 Angola 24.67 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 16 Djibouti 22.06 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 17 Senegal 21.42 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 18 Côte d’Ivoire 21.22 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.73 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Eritrea?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Eritrea was 22.72 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 57.92 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.72 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040.
- How does Eritrea rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
- Eritrea ranks 15th out of 160 countries with data for 2040.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with less than primary education (medium scenario). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.