Population, age 17, total in Eritrea
Eritrea: Population, age 17, total was 122,060 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 17, total in Eritrea, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 17, total in Eritrea is 122,060, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 17, total in Eritrea peaked at 122,060 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 75,704, in 1990.
Eritrea ranks 95th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85,352 | 75,704 | 89,583 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98,660 | 86,215 | 107,983 | 10 |
| 2010s | 114,052 | 109,343 | 122,060 | 5 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 12,025 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.68 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 17, total in Eritrea?
- Population, age 17, total in Eritrea was 122,060 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 17, total recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 122,060 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 17, total recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,704 in 1990.
- How does Eritrea rank for population, age 17, total?
- Eritrea ranks 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 17, total rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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 Population, age 17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.