School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Eritrea

Eritrea: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 101,322 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
101,322 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
108th
of 204 countries
All-time high
101,322 number
in 2020
All-time low
29,591 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Eritrea, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 101,322 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 101,322 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29,591 number, in 1970.

Eritrea ranks 108th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number) in Eritrea, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 29,591 number
1971 30,891 number +4.4%
1972 31,842 number +3.1%
1973 32,721 number +2.8%
1974 33,746 number +3.1%
1975 34,829 number +3.2%
1976 35,909 number +3.1%
1977 37,062 number +3.2%
1978 38,270 number +3.3%
1979 39,515 number +3.3%
1980 40,820 number +3.3%
1981 42,074 number +3.1%
1982 43,231 number +2.7%
1983 44,344 number +2.6%
1984 45,538 number +2.7%
1985 46,795 number +2.8%
1986 48,070 number +2.7%
1987 49,507 number +3.0%
1988 51,123 number +3.3%
1989 52,772 number +3.2%
1990 54,239 number +2.8%
1991 55,451 number +2.2%
1992 59,009 number +6.4%
1993 60,843 number +3.1%
1994 63,256 number +4.0%
1995 66,037 number +4.4%
1996 68,806 number +4.2%
1997 69,612 number +1.2%
1998 70,797 number +1.7%
1999 72,566 number +2.5%
2000 74,403 number +2.5%
2001 75,541 number +1.5%
2002 74,916 number -0.8%
2003 74,152 number -1.0%
2004 73,015 number -1.5%
2005 71,123 number -2.6%
2006 68,430 number -3.8%
2007 66,558 number -2.7%
2008 64,713 number -2.8%
2009 62,647 number -3.2%
2010 61,624 number -1.6%
2011 63,333 number +2.8%
2012 67,547 number +6.7%
2013 75,895 number +12.4%
2014 80,220 number +5.7%
2015 84,981 number +5.9%
2016 90,037 number +5.9%
2017 94,247 number +4.7%
2018 98,184 number +4.2%
2019 101,071 number +2.9%
2020 101,322 number +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 34,438 number 29,591 number 39,515 number 10
1980s 46,427 number 40,820 number 52,772 number 10
1990s 64,062 number 54,239 number 72,566 number 10
2000s 70,550 number 62,647 number 75,541 number 10
2010s 81,714 number 61,624 number 101,071 number 10
2020s 101,322 number 101,322 number 101,322 number 1

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 105 Greece 110,223 number compare
  2. 106 Belarus 107,354 number compare
  3. 107 Mauritania 107,342 number compare
  4. 109 Portugal 98,179 number compare
  5. 110 Hungary 96,352 number compare
  6. 111 United Arab Emirates 95,458 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Eritrea?
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Eritrea was 101,322 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 101,322 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 29,591 number in 1970.
How does Eritrea rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Eritrea ranks 108th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.