How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Low & middle income?

16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Low & middle income: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Ethiopia

6.94 million number

in 2015

Low & middle income

117.17 million number

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

1st

Low & middle income rank

3rd

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Ethiopia
Low & middle income

How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 117.17 million number against 6.94 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 110.22 million number.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 16.9 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 149 countries.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Low & middle income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.67 million number	199.24 million number	188.56 million number	Low & middle income
2000s	8.57 million number	156.10 million number	147.53 million number	Low & middle income
2010s	6.94 million number	120.55 million number	113.61 million number	Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Ethiopia or Low & middle income?: Low & middle income, at 117.17 million number against 6.94 million number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Ethiopia and Low & middle income?: 110.22 million number, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Low & middle income?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Low & middle income rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Ethiopia ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/