Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Eritrea

Eritrea: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 46.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
46.6%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
5th
of 148 countries
All-time high
64.7%
in 1994
All-time low
31.1%
in 2006
Years of data
22
1994–2018

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

02040601994200620181994: 64.7 %1995: 63.2 %1997: 61.3 %1999: 56.2 %2000: 50.3 %2001: 49.1 %2002: 43.3 %2003: 37.2 %2004: 36.5 %2005: 32.7 %2006: 31.1 %2007: 33.5 %2008: 34.2 %2009: 35.7 %2010: 37 %2011: 34.9 %2012: 34 %2013: 38.5 %2014: 40 %2015: 41.8 %2017: 46.1 %2018: 46.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 46.6% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2018.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Eritrea peaked at 64.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2006.

Eritrea ranks 5th of 148 countries on this measure, 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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%) in Eritrea, 1994 to 2018.
Year % Change
1994 64.7%
1995 63.2% -2.2%
1997 61.3% -3.0%
1999 56.2% -8.4%
2000 50.3% -10.5%
2001 49.1% -2.4%
2002 43.3% -11.8%
2003 37.2% -14.0%
2004 36.5% -2.0%
2005 32.7% -10.3%
2006 31.1% -4.8%
2007 33.5% +7.5%
2008 34.2% +2.1%
2009 35.7% +4.4%
2010 37.0% +3.7%
2011 34.9% -5.6%
2012 34.0% -2.6%
2013 38.5% +13.0%
2014 40.0% +4.1%
2015 41.8% +4.5%
2017 46.1% +10.3%
2018 46.6% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61.3% 56.2% 64.7% 4
2000s 38.3% 31.1% 50.3% 10
2010s 39.9% 34.0% 46.6% 8

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 2 Niger 49.2% compare
  2. 3 Mali 47.7% compare
  3. 4 Chad 47.5% compare
  4. 6 Djibouti 41.8% compare
  5. 7 Guinea 38.8% compare
  6. 8 Syrian Arab Republic 34.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Eritrea?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Eritrea was 46.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 1994.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2006.
How does Eritrea rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Eritrea ranks 5th out of 148 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/