School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Eritrea
Eritrea: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 192,954 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Eritrea, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Eritrea stood at 192,954 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 215,517 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 77,761 number, in 1970.
That places Eritrea 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 77,761 number | — |
| 1971 | 79,451 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 82,154 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 84,933 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 87,656 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 90,157 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 92,272 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 95,055 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 97,697 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 100,240 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 102,740 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 105,265 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 108,624 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 112,040 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 115,492 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 118,956 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 122,361 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 127,348 number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 132,507 number | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 137,268 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 140,955 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 142,996 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 148,078 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 151,990 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 154,488 number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 155,433 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 154,636 number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 151,479 number | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 147,526 number | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 143,460 number | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 139,942 number | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 137,659 number | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 133,237 number | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 129,837 number | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 127,765 number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 127,467 number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 129,700 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 137,125 number | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 147,290 number | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 158,734 number | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 169,815 number | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 178,364 number | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 187,884 number | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 205,719 number | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 212,016 number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 215,517 number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 215,285 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 209,968 number | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 201,673 number | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 192,954 number | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88,738 number | 77,761 number | 100,240 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 118,260 number | 102,740 number | 137,268 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 149,104 number | 140,955 number | 155,433 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 136,876 number | 127,467 number | 158,734 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 198,920 number | 169,815 number | 215,517 number | 10 |
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More education data for Eritrea
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,025 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.73 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Eritrea?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Eritrea was 192,954 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 215,517 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 77,761 number in 1970.
- How does Eritrea rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 117th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.