Eritrea vs Europe & Central Asia: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry

Eritrea
74,791 number
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia
1.60 million number
in 2019
Eritrea rank
29th
Europe & Central Asia rank
26th

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry over time

  • Eritrea
  • Europe & Central Asia
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 1.60 million number against 74,791 number in Eritrea, a difference of 1.53 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 21.5 times Eritrea's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 29th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 26th of 133 countries.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 63,566 number 1.92 million number 1.85 million number Europe & Central Asia
2000s 46,813 number 1.75 million number 1.70 million number Europe & Central Asia
2010s 68,783 number 1.59 million number 1.52 million number Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry, Eritrea or Europe & Central Asia?
Europe & Central Asia, at 1.60 million number against 74,791 number in Eritrea as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry between Eritrea and Europe & Central Asia?
1.53 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Europe & Central Asia?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Eritrea and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Eritrea ranks 29th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 26th of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry 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, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/