Afghanistan vs Eritrea: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female
Afghanistan
60.2%
in 2025
Eritrea
44.7%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
3rd
Eritrea rank
5th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female over time
- Afghanistan
- Eritrea
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 60.2% against 44.7% in Eritrea, a difference of 15.5%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Eritrea's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Eritrea ranks 5th of 206 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.4% | 34.9% | 11.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 41.0% | 8.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 44.3% | 13.2% | Afghanistan |
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, female, Afghanistan or Eritrea?
- Afghanistan, at 60.2% against 44.7% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Afghanistan and Eritrea?
- 15.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Eritrea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Eritrea rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Eritrea ranks 5th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%). 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