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

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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Eritrea

40.6%

in 2018

Low income

22.3%

in 2019

Eritrea rank

3rd

Low income rank

5th

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

Eritrea
Low income

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 40.6% against 22.3% in Low income, a difference of 18.3%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.8 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 3rd and Low income ranks 5th of 148 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	55.8%	44.1%	11.8%	Eritrea
2000s	26.5%	31.9%	5.5%	Low income
2010s	31.1%	23.0%	8.1%	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, Eritrea or Low income?: Eritrea, at 40.6% against 22.3% in Low income as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Eritrea and Low income?: 18.3%, 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 and adolescents of primary and lower?: Eritrea ranks 3rd and Low income 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,329 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/