School age population, primary education, both sexes in Eritrea
Eritrea: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 494,886 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
494,886 number
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
111th
of 206 countries
All-time high
511,082 number
in 2018
All-time low
197,568 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Eritrea, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Eritrea is 494,886 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 511,082 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 197,568 number, in 1970.
Eritrea ranks 111th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 197,568 number | — |
| 1971 | 203,270 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 209,538 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 216,237 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 223,310 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 230,383 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 237,132 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 244,843 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 252,552 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 260,079 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 267,313 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 274,084 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 281,876 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 289,879 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 298,148 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 306,615 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 315,101 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 325,993 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 337,919 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 349,834 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 360,370 number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 368,458 number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 323,193 number | -12.3% |
| 1993 | 334,209 number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 345,218 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 355,599 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 364,854 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 366,581 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 368,069 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 368,908 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 368,747 number | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 367,626 number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 360,887 number | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 353,708 number | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 345,401 number | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 335,664 number | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 325,378 number | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 321,861 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 322,252 number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 328,429 number | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 341,821 number | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 361,499 number | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 382,986 number | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 429,712 number | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 452,851 number | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 474,894 number | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 493,976 number | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 506,771 number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 511,082 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 506,397 number | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 494,886 number | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 227,491 number | 197,568 number | 260,079 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 304,676 number | 267,313 number | 349,834 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 355,546 number | 323,193 number | 368,908 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 342,995 number | 321,861 number | 368,747 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 446,199 number | 341,821 number | 511,082 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 494,886 number | 494,886 number | 494,886 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 108 Turkmenistan 503,195 number compare
- 109 Switzerland 497,318 number compare
- 110 United Arab Emirates 496,261 number compare
- 112 Panama 456,278 number compare
- 113 Belarus 456,003 number compare
- 114 Denmark 451,693 number compare
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, primary education, both sexes in Eritrea?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Eritrea was 494,886 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 511,082 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 197,568 number in 1970.
- How does Eritrea rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 111th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.