School age population, secondary education, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: School age population, secondary education, male was 305,770 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, male in Eritrea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Eritrea is 305,770 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Eritrea peaked at 305,770 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 77,179 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, male in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 77,179 number | — |
| 1971 | 79,624 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 82,536 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 85,974 number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 89,515 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 92,958 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 96,289 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 99,343 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 102,414 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 105,628 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 109,065 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 112,676 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 116,192 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 119,766 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 123,349 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 126,968 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 130,582 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 133,689 number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 137,221 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 140,913 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 144,338 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 147,150 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 151,657 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 151,891 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 154,067 number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 158,894 number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 166,836 number | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 172,768 number | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 179,475 number | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 187,132 number | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 196,243 number | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 206,631 number | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 216,552 number | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 224,848 number | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 266,245 number | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 270,502 number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 269,731 number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 264,039 number | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 256,539 number | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 248,377 number | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 240,139 number | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 232,374 number | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 225,974 number | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 227,165 number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 232,305 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 240,738 number | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 252,415 number | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 264,904 number | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 277,947 number | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 291,445 number | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 305,770 number | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91,146 number | 77,179 number | 105,628 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 125,042 number | 109,065 number | 140,913 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 161,421 number | 144,338 number | 187,132 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 241,971 number | 196,243 number | 270,502 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 248,541 number | 225,974 number | 291,445 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 305,770 number | 305,770 number | 305,770 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, male in Eritrea?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Eritrea was 305,770 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 305,770 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 77,179 number in 1970.
- How does Eritrea rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Eritrea ranks 111th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.