Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) was 354,252 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in Eritrea, 2010–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of compulsory school age, male in Eritrea stood at 354,252.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Eritrea peaked at 356,968 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 308,242, in 2010.
That places Eritrea 116th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 308,242 | — |
| 2011 | 314,208 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 317,877 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 330,001 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 335,768 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 340,445 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 346,581 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 350,577 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 354,456 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 355,895 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 356,505 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 356,846 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 356,968 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 356,743 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 355,457 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 354,252 | -0.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 354,252 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.20 million, 16% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 354,252 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.22 million, 29% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 335,405 | 308,242 | 355,895 | 10 |
| 2020s | 356,128 | 354,252 | 356,968 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More education data for Eritrea
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1168 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in Eritrea?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Eritrea was 354,252 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 356,968 in 2022.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 308,242 in 2010.
- How does Eritrea rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Eritrea ranks 116th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release