School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea
Eritrea: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 599,530 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 599,530 number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 599,530 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 153,542 number, in 1970.
That places Eritrea 111th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 153,542 number | — |
| 1971 | 158,450 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 164,269 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 171,042 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 177,979 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 184,696 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 191,168 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 197,200 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 203,254 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 209,583 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 216,333 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 223,425 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 230,487 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 237,659 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 244,840 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 252,065 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 259,268 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 265,640 number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 272,802 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 280,227 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 287,097 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 292,738 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 301,953 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 302,858 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 307,590 number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 317,417 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 333,176 number | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 345,001 number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 358,269 number | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 373,352 number | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 391,290 number | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 411,777 number | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 431,129 number | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 447,250 number | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 529,310 number | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 537,495 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 535,819 number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 524,818 number | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 510,082 number | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 493,817 number | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 477,142 number | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 461,156 number | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 447,633 number | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 448,549 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 458,159 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 474,342 number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 496,961 number | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 520,979 number | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 545,989 number | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 571,911 number | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 599,530 number | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 181,118 number | 153,542 number | 209,583 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 248,275 number | 216,333 number | 280,227 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 321,945 number | 287,097 number | 373,352 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 481,279 number | 391,290 number | 537,495 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 490,282 number | 447,633 number | 571,911 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 599,530 number | 599,530 number | 599,530 number | 1 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea was 599,530 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 599,530 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 153,542 number in 1970.
- How does Eritrea rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 111th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. 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, 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 secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.