What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

84.16 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.

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.

Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Enrolment in primary education, male

Ethiopia

8.57 million number

in 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa

92.73 million number

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

8th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

11th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 92.73 million number against 8.57 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 84.16 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 10.8 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 202 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	659,221 number	20.45 million number	19.79 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	1.54 million number	31.75 million number	30.20 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	1.97 million number	40.24 million number	38.27 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	5.30 million number	60.74 million number	55.44 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	7.83 million number	78.81 million number	70.98 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 92.73 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?: 84.16 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Ethiopia ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th 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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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: 21 August 2026

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