Eritrea vs Zimbabwe: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Eritrea
48.7%
in 2018
Zimbabwe
47.8%
in 2013
Eritrea rank
23rd
Zimbabwe rank
24th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Zimbabwe
0204060199420062018

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 48.7% against 47.8% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 24th of 147 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 52.7% 52.6% 0.1% Eritrea
2000s 55.4% 55.5% 0.1% Zimbabwe
2010s 43.3% 48.1% 4.7% Zimbabwe

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 Zimbabwe?
Eritrea, at 48.7% against 47.8% in Zimbabwe as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Eritrea and Zimbabwe?
0.9%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Zimbabwe?
7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
How do Eritrea and Zimbabwe rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Eritrea ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 24th 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.