School age population, tertiary education, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: School age population, tertiary education, female was 199,179 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Eritrea, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Eritrea is 199,179, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Eritrea peaked at 199,179 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54,606, in 1970.
That places Eritrea 115th out of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58,546 | 54,606 | 65,878 | 10 |
| 1980s | 80,763 | 68,647 | 91,260 | 10 |
| 1990s | 95,784 | 84,510 | 106,813 | 10 |
| 2000s | 117,967 | 103,698 | 135,754 | 10 |
| 2010s | 153,465 | 138,565 | 170,392 | 10 |
| 2020s | 183,456 | 170,345 | 199,179 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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, tertiary education, female in Eritrea?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Eritrea was 199,179 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 199,179 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,606 in 1970.
- How does Eritrea rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Eritrea ranks 115th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release