How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Europe & Central Asia?

19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Eritrea

38,136 number

in 2018

Europe & Central Asia

816,260 number

in 2019

Eritrea rank

28th

Europe & Central Asia rank

26th

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

Eritrea
Europe & Central Asia

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 816,260 number against 38,136 number in Eritrea, a difference of 778,124 number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 21.4 times Eritrea's.

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

Eritrea ranks 28th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 26th of 132 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	31,849 number	978,033 number	946,184 number	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	23,558 number	893,797 number	870,239 number	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	34,882 number	812,058 number	777,176 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 816,260 number against 38,136 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?: 778,124 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 28th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 26th 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, 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, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 2,347 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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/