Eritrea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): 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
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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
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/