Population, ages 5-9, total in Eritrea
Eritrea: Population, ages 5-9, total was 897,487 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 5-9, total in Eritrea, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, ages 5-9, total in Eritrea is 897,487, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 5-9, total in Eritrea peaked at 897,487 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 459,481, 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 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 496,474 | 459,481 | 536,798 | 10 |
| 2000s | 624,320 | 546,825 | 736,399 | 10 |
| 2010s | 835,955 | 767,080 | 897,487 | 6 |
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- 81 Sierra Leone 963,083 compare
- 82 Honduras 950,077 compare
- 83 Netherlands 905,541 compare
- 85 Papua New Guinea 864,060 compare
- 86 Tunisia 848,092 compare
- 87 Tajikistan 846,935 compare
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, ages 5-9, total in Eritrea?
- Population, ages 5-9, total in Eritrea was 897,487 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 5-9, total recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 897,487 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 5-9, total recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 459,481 in 1990.
- How does Eritrea rank for population, ages 5-9, total?
- Eritrea ranks 84th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 5-9, total rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 5-9, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 5-9, total is the total population age 5-9.