Which has higher children out of school, female, Eritrea or Upper middle income?

Eritrea, at 43.5% against 3.7% in Upper middle income as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Upper middle income?

19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Upper middle income: Children out of school, female

Eritrea

43.5%

in 2022

Upper middle income

3.7%

in 2025

Eritrea rank

6th

Upper middle income rank

4th

Children out of school, female over time

Eritrea
Upper middle income

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 43.5% against 3.7% in Upper middle income, a difference of 39.8%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 11.8 times Upper middle income's.

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

Eritrea ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 4th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
2000s	35.6%	5.1%	30.5%	Eritrea
2010s	40.8%	3.3%	37.5%	Eritrea
2020s	43.5%	3.6%	39.9%	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, female, Eritrea or Upper middle income?: Eritrea, at 43.5% against 3.7% in Upper middle income as of 2022.
What is the difference in children out of school, female between Eritrea and Upper middle income?: 39.8%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Upper middle income?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and Upper middle income rank globally for children out of school, female?: Eritrea ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 4th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)
Unit: % of female primary school age
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 3,665 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.