How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Eritrea?

13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Colombia vs Eritrea: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Colombia

276,937 number

in 2018

Eritrea

337,011 number

in 2018

Colombia rank

28th

Eritrea rank

27th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Colombia
Eritrea

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 337,011 number against 276,937 number in Colombia, a difference of 60,074 number.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 28th and Eritrea ranks 27th of 149 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	308,639 number	144,613 number	164,026 number	Colombia
2010s	344,149 number	233,915 number	110,234 number	Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Colombia or Eritrea?: Eritrea, at 337,011 number against 276,937 number in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Colombia and Eritrea?: 60,074 number, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Eritrea?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Eritrea rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Colombia ranks 28th and Eritrea ranks 27th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/