Eritrea vs Least developed countries: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education

Eritrea
47.8%
in 2018
Least developed countries
25.2%
in 2019
Eritrea rank
11th
Least developed countries rank
9th

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time

  • Eritrea
  • Least developed countries
0204060199720082019

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 47.8% against 25.2% in Least developed countries, a difference of 22.6%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.9 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 11th and Least developed countries ranks 9th of 154 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1990s 64.5% 25.2% 39.2% Eritrea
2000s 51.3% 28.7% 22.6% Eritrea
2010s 43.1% 28.1% 15.0% Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Eritrea or Least developed countries?
Eritrea, at 47.8% against 25.2% in Least developed countries as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Eritrea and Least developed countries?
22.6%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Least developed countries?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Eritrea and Least developed countries rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Eritrea ranks 11th and Least developed countries ranks 9th of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 2,304 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/