School age population, lower secondary education, male in Eritrea

Eritrea: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 147,204 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
147,204 number
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
113th
of 205 countries
All-time high
147,204 number
in 2020
All-time low
27,618 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, lower secondary education, male in Eritrea, 1970–2020

25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Eritrea is 147,204 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Eritrea peaked at 147,204 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27,618 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, male in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in Eritrea, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 27,618 number
1971 28,970 number +4.9%
1972 30,217 number +4.3%
1973 31,336 number +3.7%
1974 32,307 number +3.1%
1975 33,289 number +3.0%
1976 34,344 number +3.2%
1977 35,416 number +3.1%
1978 36,543 number +3.2%
1979 37,726 number +3.2%
1980 38,962 number +3.3%
1981 40,255 number +3.3%
1982 41,518 number +3.1%
1983 42,698 number +2.8%
1984 43,801 number +2.6%
1985 44,935 number +2.6%
1986 46,137 number +2.7%
1987 47,371 number +2.7%
1988 48,793 number +3.0%
1989 50,276 number +3.0%
1990 51,642 number +2.7%
1991 52,742 number +2.1%
1992 55,157 number +4.6%
1993 56,249 number +2.0%
1994 58,123 number +3.3%
1995 60,800 number +4.6%
1996 64,191 number +5.6%
1997 65,784 number +2.5%
1998 67,269 number +2.3%
1999 69,097 number +2.7%
2000 71,697 number +3.8%
2001 74,751 number +4.3%
2002 76,446 number +2.3%
2003 76,758 number +0.4%
2004 115,387 number +50.3%
2005 113,539 number -1.6%
2006 110,376 number -2.8%
2007 107,404 number -2.7%
2008 104,194 number -3.0%
2009 100,736 number -3.3%
2010 97,057 number -3.7%
2011 93,917 number -3.2%
2012 93,507 number -0.4%
2013 102,525 number +9.6%
2014 108,731 number +6.1%
2015 114,845 number +5.6%
2016 121,271 number +5.6%
2017 127,800 number +5.4%
2018 134,329 number +5.1%
2019 140,892 number +4.9%
2020 147,204 number +4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 32,777 number 27,618 number 37,726 number 10
1980s 44,475 number 38,962 number 50,276 number 10
1990s 60,105 number 51,642 number 69,097 number 10
2000s 95,129 number 71,697 number 115,387 number 10
2010s 113,487 number 93,507 number 140,892 number 10
2020s 147,204 number 147,204 number 147,204 number 1

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 110 Greece 167,699 number compare
  2. 111 Portugal 155,388 number compare
  3. 112 Bulgaria 148,757 number compare
  4. 114 Slovakia 142,840 number compare
  5. 115 Serbia 141,435 number compare
  6. 116 Belgium 135,788 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Eritrea?
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Eritrea was 147,204 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 147,204 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 27,618 number in 1970.
How does Eritrea rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
Eritrea ranks 113th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.