School age population, early childhood education, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: School age population, early childhood education, female was 88,904 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Eritrea, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in Eritrea is 88,904, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Eritrea peaked at 90,378 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 66,547, in 1999.
That places Eritrea 134th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 66,547 | — |
| 2000 | 68,894 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 70,903 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 75,763 | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 79,171 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 78,271 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 77,474 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 77,539 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 77,726 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 79,550 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 82,210 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 85,151 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 87,961 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 88,747 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 88,739 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 89,851 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 90,378 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 90,213 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 89,863 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 89,146 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 88,798 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 87,966 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 87,097 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 86,858 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 87,004 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 87,892 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 88,904 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66,547 | 66,547 | 66,547 | 1 |
| 2000s | 76,750 | 68,894 | 82,210 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88,885 | 85,151 | 90,378 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87,620 | 86,858 | 88,904 | 6 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,724 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4,198 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.69 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,033 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -9.52 % change on previous year (2016)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Eritrea?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Eritrea was 88,904 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 90,378 in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,547 in 1999.
- How does Eritrea rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Eritrea ranks 134th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release