Eritrea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official

Eritrea
73.5%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
55.4%
in 2019
Eritrea rank
10th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
7th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
020406080199820082019

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 73.5% against 55.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 18.1%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 10th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 132 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 88.2% 76.0% 12.2% Eritrea
2000s 69.3% 73.3% 4.0% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 70.3% 59.0% 11.3% 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, Eritrea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Eritrea, at 73.5% against 55.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Eritrea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
18.1%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Eritrea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Eritrea ranks 10th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th 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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 2,324 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/