How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Latin America & Caribbean?

22 years are reported by both, from 1994 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.

Eritrea vs Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Eritrea

337,011 number

in 2018

Latin America & Caribbean

4.01 million number

in 2019

Eritrea rank

27th

Latin America & Caribbean rank

29th

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

Eritrea
Latin America & Caribbean

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 4.01 million number against 337,011 number in Eritrea, a difference of 3.68 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 11.9 times Eritrea's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 27th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th of 149 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Latin America & Caribbean	Difference	Ahead
1990s	283,816 number	8.11 million number	7.83 million number	Latin America & Caribbean
2000s	171,131 number	4.64 million number	4.46 million number	Latin America & Caribbean
2010s	233,915 number	4.11 million number	3.88 million number	Latin America & Caribbean

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, Eritrea or Latin America & Caribbean?: Latin America & Caribbean, at 4.01 million number against 337,011 number in Eritrea as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Eritrea and Latin America & Caribbean?: 3.68 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Latin America & Caribbean?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Eritrea and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Eritrea ranks 27th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th 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/