Eritrea vs IDA blend: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Eritrea
47.3%
in 2018
IDA blend
23.8%
in 2019
Eritrea rank
4th
IDA blend rank
1st

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

  • Eritrea
  • IDA blend
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 47.3% against 23.8% in IDA blend, a difference of 23.5%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 2.0 times IDA blend's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 4th and IDA blend ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and IDA blend in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea IDA blend Difference Ahead
1990s 54.2% 37.5% 16.7% Eritrea
2000s 27.9% 31.1% 3.1% IDA blend
2010s 37.4% 26.4% 10.9% Eritrea

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, Eritrea or IDA blend?
Eritrea, at 47.3% against 23.8% in IDA blend as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Eritrea and IDA blend?
23.5%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and IDA blend?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Eritrea and IDA blend rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Eritrea ranks 4th and IDA blend ranks 1st 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/