School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Eritrea
Eritrea: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 42,946 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Eritrea, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 42,946 for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in 2025.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Eritrea peaked at 59,935 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 21,414, in 2001.
That places Eritrea 106th out of 174 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21,453 | — |
| 2000 | 21,545 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 21,414 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 22,452 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 23,577 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 25,931 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 27,237 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 28,475 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 28,498 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 55,322 | +94.1% |
| 2009 | 57,452 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 58,122 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 59,096 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 59,935 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 33,188 | -44.6% |
| 2014 | 33,256 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 37,080 | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 35,985 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 35,478 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 35,246 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 36,122 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 36,240 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 38,498 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 39,261 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 41,844 | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 42,284 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 42,946 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,453 | 21,453 | 21,453 | 1 |
| 2000s | 31,190 | 21,414 | 57,452 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,351 | 33,188 | 59,935 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,179 | 36,240 | 42,946 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 103 Switzerland 46,357 compare
- 104 Jamaica 45,321 compare
- 105 Austria 44,793 compare
- 107 Puerto Rico 39,404 compare
- 108 New Zealand 35,530 compare
- 109 Norway 33,769 compare
More education data for Eritrea
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Eritrea?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Eritrea was 42,946 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 59,935 in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,414 in 2001.
- How does Eritrea rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Eritrea ranks 106th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release