Equatorial Guinea vs Eritrea: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Equatorial Guinea
55.3%
in 2015
Eritrea
47.3%
in 2018
Equatorial Guinea rank
3rd
Eritrea rank
4th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 55.3% against 47.3% in Eritrea, a difference of 8.0%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Eritrea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 3rd and Eritrea ranks 4th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Eritrea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Difference Ahead
1990s 36.1% 67.1% 31.0% Eritrea
2000s 38.7% 34.6% 4.1% Equatorial Guinea
2010s 54.2% 33.8% 20.4% Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Equatorial Guinea or Eritrea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 55.3% against 47.3% in Eritrea as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea?
8.0%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2015.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 3rd and Eritrea ranks 4th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/