Eritrea vs Low income: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Eritrea
48.2%
in 2018
Low income
35.4%
in 2019
Eritrea rank
4th
Low income rank
2nd

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

  • Eritrea
  • Low income
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 48.2% against 35.4% in Low income, a difference of 12.8%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.4 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Low income ahead.

Eritrea ranks 4th and Low income ranks 2nd of 137 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Low income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 61.4% 62.6% 1.2% Low income
2000s 48.8% 48.8% 0.0% Eritrea
2010s 44.2% 36.8% 7.4% Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Eritrea or Low income?
Eritrea, at 48.2% against 35.4% in Low income as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Eritrea and Low income?
12.8%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Low income?
22 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Eritrea and Low income rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
Eritrea ranks 4th and Low income ranks 2nd of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 4,050 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/