School age population, primary education, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: School age population, primary education, female was 216,337 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Eritrea, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 216,337 for school age population, primary education, female in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Eritrea peaked at 221,349 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 93,308, in 1970.
Eritrea ranks 116th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 108,480 | 93,308 | 123,079 | 10 |
| 1980s | 141,274 | 126,150 | 157,841 | 10 |
| 1990s | 139,711 | 117,579 | 162,758 | 10 |
| 2000s | 175,956 | 155,093 | 192,528 | 10 |
| 2010s | 211,525 | 193,098 | 221,030 | 10 |
| 2020s | 218,990 | 216,337 | 221,349 | 6 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 89.7% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Eritrea?
- School age population, primary education, female in Eritrea was 216,337 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 221,349 in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 93,308 in 1970.
- How does Eritrea rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Eritrea ranks 116th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release