Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Enrolment in primary education, male

Ethiopia
8.57 million number
in 2015
Pakistan
13.09 million number
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
8th
Pakistan rank
5th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Pakistan
05.0M10.0M15.0M197119952019

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 13.09 million number against 8.57 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 4.53 million number.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.5 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 202 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 659,221 number 3.41 million number 2.75 million number Pakistan
1980s 1.54 million number 4.48 million number 2.93 million number Pakistan
1990s 1.61 million number 5.73 million number 4.12 million number Pakistan
2000s 5.30 million number 9.49 million number 4.19 million number Pakistan
2010s 7.83 million number 10.52 million number 2.69 million number Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Ethiopia or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 13.09 million number against 8.57 million number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Ethiopia and Pakistan?
4.53 million number, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Pakistan rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?
Ethiopia ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.