Egypt vs Ethiopia: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 63.3% against 62.8% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 12th and Ethiopia ranks 13th of 133 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.1% | 93.1% | 14.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 64.1% | 78.1% | 14.0% | Ethiopia |
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 Ethiopia?
- Egypt, at 63.3% against 62.8% in Ethiopia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 0.5%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2014.
- How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Egypt ranks 12th and Ethiopia ranks 13th 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
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/