School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Eritrea
Eritrea: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 46,176 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Eritrea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Eritrea is 46,176 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Eritrea peaked at 52,626 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18,846 number, in 1970.
That places Eritrea 108th out of 202 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, one year before than official primary entry in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18,846 number | — |
| 1971 | 19,256 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 19,901 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 20,575 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 21,248 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 21,882 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 22,440 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 23,131 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 23,788 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 24,422 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 25,043 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 25,665 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 26,465 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 27,276 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 28,097 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 28,927 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 29,755 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 30,931 number | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 32,166 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 33,327 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 34,262 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 34,836 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 36,105 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 37,136 number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 37,878 number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 38,290 number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 38,326 number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 37,723 number | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 36,872 number | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 35,954 number | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 35,115 number | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 34,510 number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 33,365 number | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 32,387 number | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 31,648 number | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 31,249 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 31,373 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 32,750 number | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 34,915 number | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 37,506 number | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 40,185 number | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 42,458 number | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 44,805 number | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 49,368 number | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 51,118 number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 52,275 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 52,626 number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 51,684 number | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 49,894 number | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 47,813 number | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 46,176 number | -3.4% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 46,176 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 260,600 number, 18% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 46,176 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 183,719 number, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,549 number | 18,846 number | 24,422 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,765 number | 25,043 number | 33,327 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,738 number | 34,262 number | 38,326 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,482 number | 31,249 number | 37,506 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,223 number | 40,185 number | 52,626 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,176 number | 46,176 number | 46,176 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 105 El Salvador 55,634 number compare
- 106 Czechia 52,919 number compare
- 107 United Arab Emirates 51,033 number compare
- 109 Greece 43,889 number compare
- 110 Hungary 43,536 number compare
- 111 Switzerland 42,073 number compare
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Eritrea?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Eritrea was 46,176 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 52,626 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,846 number in 1970.
- How does Eritrea rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Eritrea ranks 108th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/