School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Eritrea
Eritrea: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 45,104 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
45,104
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
113th
of 222 countries
All-time high
45,938
in 2015
All-time low
17,671
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Eritrea, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 45,104 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Eritrea peaked at 45,938 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17,671, in 1970.
That places Eritrea 113th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17,671 | — |
| 1971 | 18,186 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 18,690 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 19,236 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 19,976 | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 20,480 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 20,967 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 21,590 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 22,033 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 22,418 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 22,921 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 23,612 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 24,633 | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 25,675 | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 26,206 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 26,695 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 27,207 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 27,688 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 28,076 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 28,219 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 28,422 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 29,490 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 26,225 | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 27,692 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 29,365 | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 30,066 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 31,170 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 31,691 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 32,135 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 33,095 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 33,424 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 35,484 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 35,774 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 40,321 | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 39,584 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 39,211 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 38,832 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 39,272 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 39,192 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 41,280 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 41,820 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 44,365 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 44,696 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 44,904 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 45,081 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 45,938 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 45,765 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 45,835 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 45,543 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 45,218 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 45,187 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 44,438 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 44,306 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 44,199 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 44,493 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 45,104 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20,125 | 17,671 | 22,418 | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,093 | 22,921 | 28,219 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,935 | 26,225 | 33,095 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,237 | 33,424 | 41,280 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,916 | 41,820 | 45,938 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,621 | 44,199 | 45,187 | 6 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2016)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Eritrea?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Eritrea was 45,104 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 45,938 in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,671 in 1970.
- How does Eritrea rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Eritrea ranks 113th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release