Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Eritrea
Eritrea: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 41.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Eritrea, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Eritrea stood at 41.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Eritrea peaked at 57.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2012.
That places Eritrea 4th out of 136 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 57.9% | — |
| 1995 | 55.6% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 53.3% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 48.2% | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 42.6% | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 43.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 33.9% | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 31.7% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 29.1% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 31.5% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 35.9% | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.8% | 48.2% | 57.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 29.1% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 29.0% | 41.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Eritrea?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Eritrea was 41.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2012.
- How does Eritrea rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Eritrea ranks 4th out of 136 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/