Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Eritrea

Eritrea: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 337,011 number in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
337,011 number
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
27th
of 149 countries
All-time high
337,011 number
in 2018
All-time low
129,874 number
in 2006
Years of data
22
1994–2018

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Eritrea, 1994–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1994200620181994: 287.1k number1995: 289.8k number1997: 292.2k number1999: 266.2k number2000: 235.7k number2001: 231.1k number2002: 193.7k number2003: 157.8k number2004: 170.0k number2005: 142.9k number2006: 129.9k number2007: 145.8k number2008: 147.1k number2009: 157.4k number2010: 169.4k number2011: 159.8k number2012: 160.0k number2013: 214.5k number2014: 238.4k number2015: 266.4k number2017: 325.8k number2018: 337.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Eritrea stood at 337,011 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 129.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Eritrea peaked at 337,011 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 129,874 number, in 2006.

Eritrea ranks 27th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Eritrea, 1994 to 2018.
Year number Change
1994 287,073 number
1995 289,833 number +1.0%
1997 292,181 number +0.8%
1999 266,179 number -8.9%
2000 235,693 number -11.5%
2001 231,060 number -2.0%
2002 193,717 number -16.2%
2003 157,800 number -18.5%
2004 169,978 number +7.7%
2005 142,912 number -15.9%
2006 129,874 number -9.1%
2007 145,787 number +12.3%
2008 147,096 number +0.9%
2009 157,396 number +7.0%
2010 169,414 number +7.6%
2011 159,805 number -5.7%
2012 159,976 number +0.1%
2013 214,548 number +34.1%
2014 238,393 number +11.1%
2015 266,359 number +11.7%
2017 325,812 number +22.3%
2018 337,011 number +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 283,816 number 266,179 number 292,181 number 4
2000s 171,131 number 129,874 number 235,693 number 10
2010s 233,915 number 159,805 number 337,011 number 8

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 24 Malawi 400,638 number compare
  2. 25 Burundi 397,516 number compare
  3. 26 Honduras 385,445 number compare
  4. 28 Colombia 276,937 number compare
  5. 29 Mauritania 266,322 number compare
  6. 30 Ghana 243,537 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Eritrea?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Eritrea was 337,011 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 337,011 number in 2018.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 129,874 number in 2006.
How does Eritrea rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Eritrea ranks 27th out of 149 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 129.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/