School age population, tertiary education, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: School age population, tertiary education, male was 153,559 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Eritrea, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2016, school age population, tertiary education, male in Eritrea stood at 153,559 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Eritrea peaked at 186,937 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 60,491 number, in 1973.
That places Eritrea 124th out of 203 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60,575 number | — |
| 1971 | 60,995 number | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 60,737 number | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 60,491 number | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 60,758 number | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 61,824 number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 63,607 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 65,920 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 68,743 number | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 71,688 number | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 74,519 number | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 77,304 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 79,741 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 82,151 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 84,679 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 87,422 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 90,341 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 92,607 number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 94,974 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 97,162 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 98,919 number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 100,164 number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 99,714 number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 95,542 number | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 91,970 number | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 89,598 number | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 88,888 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 91,213 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 94,184 number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 98,590 number | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 105,033 number | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 114,163 number | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 129,157 number | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 144,291 number | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 147,775 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 161,673 number | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 173,699 number | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 180,460 number | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 185,050 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 186,937 number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 186,243 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 164,113 number | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 158,610 number | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 153,559 number | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63,534 number | 60,491 number | 71,688 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 86,090 number | 74,519 number | 97,162 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 94,878 number | 88,888 number | 100,164 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 152,824 number | 105,033 number | 186,937 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 165,631 number | 153,559 number | 186,243 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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, tertiary education, male in Eritrea?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Eritrea was 153,559 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 186,937 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,491 number in 1973.
- How does Eritrea rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Eritrea ranks 124th out of 203 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.