How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

22 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.

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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Eritrea

44.9%

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

30.9%

in 2019

Eritrea rank

5th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

6th

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

Eritrea
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 44.9% against 30.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 14.0%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 139 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	57.6%	50.5%	7.0%	Eritrea
2000s	41.8%	40.3%	1.5%	Eritrea
2010s	39.1%	32.2%	6.9%	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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Eritrea, at 44.9% against 30.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 14.0%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?: Eritrea ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 139 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 4,144 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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/