School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in Eritrea
Eritrea: School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) was 147,204 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Eritrea, 1970–2020
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 (number) in Eritrea, year by year
| 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% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 147,204 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 750,437 number, 20% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 147,204 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 450,520 number, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +50.3% | 76,758 number | 115,387 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Eritrea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 56.5 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.62 (2022)
- 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)
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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.