Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Eritrea

Eritrea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 32.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
32.0%
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
15th
of 134 countries
All-time high
43.2%
in 1999
All-time low
16.4%
in 2011
Years of data
22
1994–2018

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Eritrea, 1994–2018

0102030401994200620181994: 42.7 %1995: 41.4 %1997: 42.8 %1999: 43.2 %2000: 39.1 %2001: 42.6 %2002: 37.6 %2003: 34.1 %2004: 34.6 %2005: 31 %2006: 28.1 %2007: 28.7 %2008: 23.2 %2009: 20.5 %2010: 19.3 %2011: 16.4 %2012: 17.1 %2013: 28.3 %2014: 29.6 %2015: 29.9 %2017: 30.5 %2018: 32 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 32.0% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Eritrea peaked at 43.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2011.

Eritrea ranks 15th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%) in Eritrea, 1994 to 2018.
Year % Change
1994 42.7%
1995 41.4% -3.1%
1997 42.8% +3.4%
1999 43.2% +0.9%
2000 39.1% -9.7%
2001 42.6% +8.9%
2002 37.6% -11.7%
2003 34.1% -9.1%
2004 34.6% +1.3%
2005 31.0% -10.3%
2006 28.1% -9.5%
2007 28.7% +2.0%
2008 23.2% -19.2%
2009 20.5% -11.5%
2010 19.3% -5.7%
2011 16.4% -15.0%
2012 17.1% +4.2%
2013 28.3% +65.1%
2014 29.6% +4.6%
2015 29.9% +1.2%
2017 30.5% +1.9%
2018 32.0% +5.0%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's 32.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 42.0%, 76% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Eritrea's 32.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +65.1% 17.1% 28.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 42.5% 41.4% 43.2% 4
2000s 31.9% 20.5% 42.6% 10
2010s 25.4% 16.4% 32.0% 8

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 12 Syrian Arab Republic 37.1% compare
  2. 13 Burundi 36.2% compare
  3. 14 Cameroon 33.1% compare
  4. 16 Mauritania 30.8% compare
  5. 17 Pakistan 30.7% compare
  6. 18 Guatemala 30.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Eritrea?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Eritrea was 32.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2011.
How does Eritrea rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
Eritrea ranks 15th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.