Cape Verde vs Eritrea: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Cape Verde
50.2%
in 2022
Eritrea
43.0%
in 2022
Cape Verde rank
4th
Eritrea rank
6th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Cape Verde
- Eritrea
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 50.2% against 43.0% in Eritrea, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Eritrea ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 4th and Eritrea ranks 6th of 169 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Eritrea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.2% | 52.4% | 32.2% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 35.3% | 30.6% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 41.4% | 37.2% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 43.0% | 7.2% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Cape Verde or Eritrea?
- Cape Verde, at 50.2% against 43.0% in Eritrea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Cape Verde and Eritrea?
- 7.2%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Eritrea?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do Cape Verde and Eritrea rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Cape Verde ranks 4th and Eritrea ranks 6th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release