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

Eritrea
36,655 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean
187,411 number
in 2019
Eritrea rank
30th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
33rd

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 187,411 number against 36,655 number in Eritrea, a difference of 150,756 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 5.1 times Eritrea's.

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

Eritrea ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 33rd of 132 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 31,717 number 1.04 million number 1.01 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 23,254 number 722,451 number 699,197 number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 33,901 number 352,480 number 318,579 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 187,411 number against 36,655 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?
150,756 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 30th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 33rd of 132 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,348 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/