Eritrea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Eritrea
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 46.6% against 26.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 20.4%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'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 (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 148 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.3% | 49.5% | 11.8% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 37.8% | 0.5% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 28.0% | 11.9% | 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, Eritrea or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Eritrea, at 46.6% against 26.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 20.4%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
- How do Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Eritrea ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th 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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About this data
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/