School age population, early childhood educational development in Eritrea

Eritrea: School age population, early childhood educational development was 95,830 number in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
95,830 number
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
55th
of 92 countries
All-time high
95,830 number
in 2012
All-time low
64,787 number
in 2005
Years of data
8
2005–2012

School age population, early childhood educational development in Eritrea, 2005–2012

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k2005200820122005: 64.8k number2006: 66.0k number2007: 69.9k number2008: 75.1k number2009: 80.9k number2010: 86.6k number2011: 91.0k number2012: 95.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Eritrea is 95,830 number, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.

Eritrea ranks 55th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number) in Eritrea, 2005 to 2012.
Year number Change
2005 64,787 number
2006 66,013 number +1.9%
2007 69,864 number +5.8%
2008 75,077 number +7.5%
2009 80,920 number +7.8%
2010 86,573 number +7.0%
2011 90,956 number +5.1%
2012 95,830 number +5.4%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's 95,830 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 241,359 number, 40% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 71,332 number 64,787 number 80,920 number 5
2010s 91,120 number 86,573 number 95,830 number 3

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 52 Sweden 123,402 number compare
  2. 53 Namibia 99,114 number compare
  3. 54 Denmark 96,170 number
  4. 56 New Zealand 92,129 number compare
  5. 57 Mongolia 89,665 number compare
  6. 58 Uruguay 72,757 number

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Eritrea?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Eritrea was 95,830 number in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 95,830 number in 2012.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 64,787 number in 2005.
How does Eritrea rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Eritrea ranks 55th out of 92 countries with data for 2012.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. 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, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/