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

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 OECD members: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry

Eritrea

38,136 number

in 2018

OECD members

609,662 number

in 2019

Eritrea rank

28th

OECD members rank

30th

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

Eritrea
OECD members

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 609,662 number against 38,136 number in Eritrea, a difference of 571,526 number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 16.0 times Eritrea's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 28th and OECD members ranks 30th of 132 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	OECD members	Difference	Ahead
1990s	31,849 number	1.15 million number	1.11 million number	OECD members
2000s	23,558 number	1.00 million number	979,279 number	OECD members
2010s	34,882 number	695,786 number	660,904 number	OECD members

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 OECD members?: OECD members, at 609,662 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 OECD members?: 571,526 number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and OECD members?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Eritrea and OECD members rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?: Eritrea ranks 28th and OECD members ranks 30th 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/