Ethnic groups:
Tigrinya 50%, Tigre and Kunama 40%, Afar 4%, Saho (Red Sea coast dwellers) 3%, other 3%
Religions:
Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
Languages:
Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 58.6% male: 69.9% female: 47.6% (2003 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 5 years male: 6 years female: 4 years (2004)