Eritrea 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
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 73.5% against 64.1% in Ethiopia, a difference of 9.4%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 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 12th of 132 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 | 62.8% | 93.5% | 30.7% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 78.7% | 11.5% | 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 73.5% against 64.1% 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?
- 9.4%, 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 12th of 132 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, female (%). 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/