Egypt vs Eritrea: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official

Egypt
63.3%
in 2019
Eritrea
73.3%
in 2018
Egypt rank
12th
Eritrea rank
10th

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time

  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 73.3% against 63.3% in Egypt, a difference of 10.0%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Eritrea ahead.

Egypt ranks 12th and Eritrea ranks 10th of 133 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Eritrea Difference Ahead
1990s 86.6% 87.7% 1.2% Eritrea
2000s 82.8% 69.2% 13.6% Egypt
2010s 63.4% 68.6% 5.2% 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, Egypt or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 73.3% against 63.3% in Egypt as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Egypt and Eritrea?
10.0%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Eritrea?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Egypt and Eritrea rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Egypt ranks 12th and Eritrea ranks 10th of 133 countries.
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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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/