Eritrea vs World: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female

Eritrea
52.6%
in 2018
World
35.2%
in 2019
Eritrea rank
22nd
World rank
20th

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

  • Eritrea
  • World
020406080199420062019

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 52.6% against 35.2% in World, a difference of 17.4%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.5 times World's.

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

Eritrea ranks 22nd and World ranks 20th of 143 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea World Difference Ahead
1990s 58.9% 52.8% 6.1% Eritrea
2000s 67.5% 47.0% 20.5% Eritrea
2010s 53.6% 37.6% 16.1% 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, female, Eritrea or World?
Eritrea, at 52.6% against 35.2% in World as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Eritrea and World?
17.4%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and World?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Eritrea and World rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Eritrea ranks 22nd and World ranks 20th of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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