Arab World vs Eritrea: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time
- Arab World
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 73.3% against 53.0% in Arab World, a difference of 20.3%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.4 times Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Eritrea ahead.
Arab World ranks 8th and Eritrea ranks 10th of 40 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 1 and Eritrea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.9% | 87.7% | 12.9% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 70.2% | 68.8% | 1.4% | Arab World |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 69.8% | 13.5% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official, Arab World or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 73.3% against 53.0% in Arab World as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Arab World and Eritrea?
- 20.3%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Eritrea?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Arab World and Eritrea rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Arab World ranks 8th and Eritrea ranks 10th of 40 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). 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 in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/