Eritrea vs Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry

Eritrea
74,791 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean
414,954 number
in 2019
Eritrea rank
29th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
32nd

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

  • Eritrea
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 414,954 number against 74,791 number in Eritrea, a difference of 340,163 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 5.5 times Eritrea's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd of 133 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 63,566 number 2.12 million number 2.06 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 46,813 number 1.50 million number 1.45 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 68,783 number 767,689 number 698,906 number Latin America & Caribbean

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 Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 414,954 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
340,163 number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Latin America & Caribbean?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Eritrea and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Eritrea ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd 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/