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

Latest (2020)
49,250 number
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
108th
of 206 countries
All-time high
54,132 number
in 2016
All-time low
18,328 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Eritrea, 1970–2020

20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k197019952020

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

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in Eritrea, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 105 El Salvador 58,361 number compare
  2. 106 Czechia 57,075 number compare
  3. 107 United Arab Emirates 52,385 number compare
  4. 109 Greece 48,918 number compare
  5. 110 Hungary 46,550 number compare
  6. 111 Portugal 45,265 number compare

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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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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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.