Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Eritrea
Eritrea: Official entrance age to pre-primary education was 4 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Eritrea, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 4 years for official entrance age to pre-primary education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Eritrea peaked at 5 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 2013.
Eritrea ranks 14th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3 years | 4 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 14 Aruba 4 years compare
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- 14 Brazil 4 years compare
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- 14 Djibouti 4 years compare
- 14 Egypt 4 years compare
- 14 El Salvador 4 years compare
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- 14 Falkland Islands 4 years compare
- 14 Ghana 4 years compare
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- 14 Guinea 4 years compare
- 14 Guyana 4 years compare
- 14 Iraq 4 years compare
- 14 Jordan 4 years compare
- 14 Kuwait 4 years compare
- 14 Libya 4 years compare
- 14 Malaysia 4 years compare
- 14 Maldives 4 years compare
- 14 Mali 4 years compare
- 14 Morocco 4 years compare
- 14 Nauru 4 years compare
- 14 Niger 4 years compare
- 14 Niue 4 years compare
- 14 Oman 4 years compare
- 14 Palestine 4 years compare
- 14 Panama 4 years compare
- 14 Saint Helena 4 years compare
- 14 Seychelles 4 years compare
- 14 Sudan 4 years compare
- 14 Suriname 4 years compare
- 14 Switzerland 4 years compare
- 14 Tonga 4 years compare
- 14 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 years compare
- 14 United Arab Emirates 4 years compare
- 14 Vanuatu 4 years compare
- 14 Western Sahara 4 years compare
- 14 Zimbabwe 4 years compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 12,025 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.68 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, male 96.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to pre-primary education in Eritrea?
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Eritrea was 4 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 2013.
- How does Eritrea rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
- Eritrea ranks 14th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to pre-primary education rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The official entry age at which children are expected to start pre-primary education according to national legislation or policies.