Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 49,250 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Eritrea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Eritrea stood at 49,250 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Eritrea peaked at 54,132 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18,328 number, in 1970.
That places Eritrea 108th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18,328 number | — |
| 1971 | 18,744 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 19,373 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 20,030 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 20,687 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 21,308 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 21,856 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 22,553 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 23,196 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 23,801 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 24,382 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 24,942 number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 25,704 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 26,489 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 27,288 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 28,097 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 28,893 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 30,033 number | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 31,257 number | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 32,432 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 33,399 number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 34,026 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 35,332 number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 36,446 number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 37,351 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 38,035 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 38,447 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 38,197 number | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 37,641 number | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 36,975 number | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 36,351 number | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 35,842 number | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 34,832 number | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 33,890 number | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 33,048 number | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 32,372 number | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 32,006 number | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 32,640 number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 34,263 number | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 36,512 number | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 39,046 number | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 41,554 number | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 43,945 number | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 49,064 number | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 51,269 number | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 53,030 number | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 54,132 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 54,077 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 52,857 number | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 51,054 number | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 49,250 number | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20,988 number | 18,328 number | 23,801 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,952 number | 24,382 number | 32,432 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,585 number | 33,399 number | 38,447 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,176 number | 32,006 number | 36,512 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,003 number | 39,046 number | 54,132 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,250 number | 49,250 number | 49,250 number | 1 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,725 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,881 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,835 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,792 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 266,829 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 398,090 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7908 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1168 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Eritrea?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Eritrea was 49,250 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 54,132 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,328 number in 1970.
- How does Eritrea rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Eritrea ranks 108th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.