Eritrea vs South Asia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Eritrea
32.0%
in 2018
South Asia
16.9%
in 2019
Eritrea rank
15th
South Asia rank
15th

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

  • Eritrea
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 32.0% against 16.9% in South Asia, a difference of 15.1%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.9 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 15th and South Asia ranks 15th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea South Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 43.2% 34.9% 8.4% Eritrea
2000s 31.9% 30.9% 1.0% Eritrea
2010s 25.4% 21.3% 4.1% 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, male, Eritrea or South Asia?
Eritrea, at 32.0% against 16.9% in South Asia as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Eritrea and South Asia?
15.1%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and South Asia?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Eritrea and South Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
Eritrea ranks 15th and South Asia ranks 15th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,994 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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