School age population, primary education, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: School age population, primary education, male was 252,855 number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Eritrea, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Eritrea stood at 252,855 number.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Eritrea peaked at 260,986 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 99,455 number, in 1970.
Eritrea ranks 111th of 206 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 114,580 number | 99,455 number | 130,949 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 153,213 number | 134,541 number | 176,080 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 178,810 number | 162,585 number | 185,451 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 173,174 number | 163,017 number | 185,442 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 227,527 number | 173,823 number | 260,986 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 252,855 number | 252,855 number | 252,855 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 108 Switzerland 255,201 number compare
- 109 Turkmenistan 255,023 number compare
- 110 United Arab Emirates 252,858 number compare
- 112 Belarus 234,934 number compare
- 113 Panama 233,058 number compare
- 114 Denmark 232,325 number compare
More education data for Eritrea
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.73 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Eritrea?
- School age population, primary education, male in Eritrea was 252,855 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 260,986 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 99,455 number in 1970.
- How does Eritrea rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Eritrea ranks 111th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.