Population, age 8, total in Eritrea
Eritrea: Population, age 8, total was 175,340 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 8, total in Eritrea, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 8, total in Eritrea stood at 175,340. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 8, total in Eritrea peaked at 175,340 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 91,555, in 1990.
Eritrea ranks 84th 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 | 97,356 | 91,555 | 105,023 | 10 |
| 2000s | 120,585 | 107,008 | 140,950 | 10 |
| 2010s | 159,929 | 146,994 | 175,340 | 5 |
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- 85 Papua New Guinea 173,432 compare
- 86 Tunisia 168,328 compare
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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 8, total in Eritrea?
- Population, age 8, total in Eritrea was 175,340 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 8, total recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 175,340 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 8, total recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,555 in 1990.
- How does Eritrea rank for population, age 8, total?
- Eritrea ranks 84th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 8, total rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. 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 8, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.