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

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

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

Eritrea

43.5%

in 2018

IDA blend

25.0%

in 2019

Eritrea rank

3rd

IDA blend rank

2nd

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

Eritrea
IDA blend

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 43.5% against 25.0% in IDA blend, a difference of 18.5%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.7 times IDA blend's.

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

Eritrea ranks 3rd and IDA blend ranks 2nd of 149 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	IDA blend	Difference	Ahead
1990s	58.6%	40.2%	18.4%	Eritrea
2000s	32.3%	34.6%	2.3%	IDA blend
2010s	35.4%	29.2%	6.2%	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 IDA blend?: Eritrea, at 43.5% against 25.0% in IDA blend as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Eritrea and IDA blend?: 18.5%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and IDA blend?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Eritrea and IDA blend rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Eritrea ranks 3rd and IDA blend ranks 2nd of 149 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, 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 4,615 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/