Eritrea vs Other small states: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Eritrea
36.1%
in 2018
Other small states
16.2%
in 2019
Eritrea rank
14th
Other small states rank
15th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • Eritrea
  • Other small states
20304050198120002019

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 36.1% against 16.2% in Other small states, a difference of 19.9%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 2.2 times Other small states's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 14th and Other small states ranks 15th of 150 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Other small states Difference Ahead
1990s 47.6% 24.7% 22.9% Eritrea
2000s 39.6% 20.6% 19.0% Eritrea
2010s 31.6% 17.4% 14.2% Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Eritrea or Other small states?
Eritrea, at 36.1% against 16.2% in Other small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Eritrea and Other small states?
19.9%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Other small states?
22 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Eritrea and Other small states rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Eritrea ranks 14th and Other small states ranks 15th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.