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

Eritrea
73.3%
in 2018
Ethiopia
62.8%
in 2015
Eritrea rank
10th
Ethiopia rank
13th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
020406080100199920082018

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 73.3% against 62.8% in Ethiopia, a difference of 10.5%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Eritrea ranks 10th 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 Eritrea Ethiopia Difference Ahead
2000s 61.9% 93.3% 31.4% Ethiopia
2010s 66.6% 78.4% 11.8% 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, Eritrea or Ethiopia?
Eritrea, at 73.3% against 62.8% in Ethiopia as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Eritrea and Ethiopia?
10.5%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ethiopia?
8 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.
How do Eritrea and Ethiopia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Eritrea ranks 10th 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

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/