Official entrance age to early childhood education (years) (Official) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Official entrance age to early childhood education (years) (Official) was 4 years in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
4 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 204 countries
All-time high
5 years
in 1999
All-time low
4 years
in 2013
Years of data
21
1999–2019
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Eritrea, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 4 years for official entrance age to early childhood education in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in Eritrea peaked at 5 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 2013.
Eritrea ranks 9th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Official entrance age to early childhood education (years) (Official) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5 years | — |
| 2000 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 years | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 years | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 4 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 3 years, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 4 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3 years, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3 years | 4 years | 5 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 9 Aruba 4 years compare
- 9 Benin 4 years compare
- 9 Bermuda 4 years compare
- 9 Bhutan 4 years compare
- 9 Bolivia 4 years compare
- 9 Cameroon 4 years compare
- 9 Curacao 4 years compare
- 9 Djibouti 4 years compare
- 9 Egypt 4 years compare
- 9 Ethiopia 4 years compare
- 9 Iraq 4 years compare
- 9 Jordan 4 years compare
- 9 Kuwait 4 years compare
- 9 Libya 4 years compare
- 9 Malaysia 4 years compare
- 9 Mali 4 years compare
- 9 Marshall Islands 4 years compare
- 9 Niger 4 years compare
- 9 Seychelles 4 years compare
- 9 Sudan 4 years compare
- 9 Suriname 4 years compare
- 9 Tonga 4 years compare
- 9 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 years compare
- 9 Vanuatu 4 years compare
- 9 Palestine 4 years compare
- 9 Zimbabwe 4 years compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 56.5 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 59.62 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,725 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23,881 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,835 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,792 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 266,829 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 398,090 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7908 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to early childhood education in Eritrea?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in Eritrea was 4 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 2013.
- How does Eritrea rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- Eritrea ranks 9th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood education rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter early childhood education.