Eritrea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Eritrea
48.7%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
31.0%
in 2019
Eritrea rank
23rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
23rd

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • Eritrea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0204060199420062019

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 48.7% against 31.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 17.7%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 23rd of 147 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 52.7% 41.4% 11.2% Eritrea
2000s 58.7% 36.7% 22.0% Eritrea
2010s 47.1% 32.1% 15.1% Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Eritrea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Eritrea, at 48.7% against 31.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Eritrea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
17.7%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Eritrea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Eritrea ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 23rd of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.