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

9 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Djibouti vs Eritrea: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Djibouti

41.8%

in 2015

Eritrea

46.6%

in 2018

Djibouti rank

6th

Eritrea rank

5th

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

Djibouti
Eritrea

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 46.6% against 41.8% in Djibouti, a difference of 4.8%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 6th and Eritrea ranks 5th of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	78.5%	61.3%	17.2%	Djibouti
2000s	68.8%	37.2%	31.6%	Djibouti
2010s	41.8%	41.8%	0.1%	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Djibouti or Eritrea?: Eritrea, at 46.6% against 41.8% in Djibouti as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Djibouti and Eritrea?: 4.8%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Eritrea?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2015.
How do Djibouti and Eritrea rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Djibouti ranks 6th and Eritrea ranks 5th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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