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

6 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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Egypt

176,854 number

in 2019

Eritrea

160,458 number

in 2018

Egypt rank

27th

Eritrea rank

28th

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

Egypt
Eritrea

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 176,854 number against 160,458 number in Eritrea, a difference of 16,396 number.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 27th and Eritrea ranks 28th of 148 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	647,449 number	138,789 number	508,660 number	Egypt
2000s	646,624 number	65,152 number	581,471 number	Egypt
2010s	261,921 number	140,874 number	121,047 number	Egypt

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, Egypt or Eritrea?: Egypt, at 176,854 number against 160,458 number in Eritrea as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Egypt and Eritrea?: 16,396 number, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Eritrea?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Egypt and Eritrea rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Egypt ranks 27th and Eritrea ranks 28th of 148 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,440 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/