School age population, early childhood education, male (number) (age) in Eritrea
Eritrea: School age population, early childhood education, male (number) (age) was 90,872 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, male in Eritrea, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, male in Eritrea stood at 90,872.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Eritrea peaked at 92,048 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 66,798, in 1999.
Eritrea ranks 136th of 207 countries on this measure, 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, male (number) (age) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 66,798 | — |
| 2000 | 69,249 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 71,351 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 76,354 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 79,896 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 79,026 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 78,282 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 78,445 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 78,699 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 80,598 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 83,345 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 86,399 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 89,328 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 90,187 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 90,273 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 91,453 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 92,048 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 91,946 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 91,657 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 90,972 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 90,640 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 89,799 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 88,913 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 88,675 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 88,851 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 89,801 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 90,872 | +1.2% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 90,872 is below the median for low income countries, which is 914,058, 10% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 90,872 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 611,296, 15% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66,798 | 66,798 | 66,798 | 1 |
| 2000s | 77,524 | 69,249 | 83,345 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90,490 | 86,399 | 92,048 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89,485 | 88,675 | 90,872 | 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 school age population, early childhood education, male in Eritrea?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in Eritrea was 90,872 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 92,048 in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,798 in 1999.
- How does Eritrea rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- Eritrea ranks 136th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release