School age population, pre-primary education, male in Eritrea

Eritrea: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 98,678 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
98,678 number
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
117th
of 206 countries
All-time high
110,081 number
in 2015
All-time low
39,212 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, pre-primary education, male in Eritrea, 1970–2019

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 98,678 number for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Eritrea peaked at 110,081 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 39,212 number, in 1970.

That places Eritrea 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 44,710 number 39,212 number 50,428 number 10
1980s 59,512 number 51,658 number 69,189 number 10
1990s 75,127 number 71,049 number 78,311 number 10
2000s 69,456 number 64,787 number 80,920 number 10
2010s 101,580 number 86,573 number 110,081 number 10

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 114 Finland 121,251 number compare
  2. 115 Lebanon 109,151 number compare
  3. 116 United Arab Emirates 104,318 number compare
  4. 118 Norway 94,523 number compare
  5. 119 Hong Kong (China) 92,565 number compare
  6. 120 Greece 91,548 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Eritrea?
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Eritrea was 98,678 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 110,081 number in 2015.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 39,212 number in 1970.
How does Eritrea rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
Eritrea ranks 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.