School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea
Eritrea: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 288,471 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea stood at 288,471 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 288,471 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 54,964 number, in 1970.
Eritrea ranks 113th of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 54,964 number | — |
| 1971 | 57,613 number | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 60,067 number | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 62,264 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 64,172 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 66,087 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 68,132 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 70,246 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 72,477 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 74,831 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 77,285 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 79,836 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 82,373 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 84,758 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 87,003 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 89,294 number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 91,700 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 94,209 number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 97,057 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 99,992 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 102,682 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 104,844 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 109,747 number | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 112,063 number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 115,874 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 121,184 number | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 127,834 number | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 131,042 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 134,036 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 137,676 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 142,805 number | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 148,815 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 152,059 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 152,585 number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 229,287 number | +50.3% |
| 2005 | 225,593 number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 219,329 number | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 213,465 number | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 206,963 number | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 199,847 number | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 192,209 number | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 185,600 number | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 184,515 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 201,855 number | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 213,899 number | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 225,738 number | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 238,203 number | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 250,744 number | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 263,366 number | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 276,144 number | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 288,471 number | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65,085 number | 54,964 number | 74,831 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 88,351 number | 77,285 number | 99,992 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 119,698 number | 102,682 number | 137,676 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 189,075 number | 142,805 number | 229,287 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 223,227 number | 184,515 number | 276,144 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 288,471 number | 288,471 number | 288,471 number | 1 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2016)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea was 288,471 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 288,471 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,964 number in 1970.
- How does Eritrea rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 113th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.