How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and World?

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 World: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Ethiopia

6.94 million number

in 2015

World

119.56 million number

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

1st

World rank

1st

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

Ethiopia
World

How they compare

World currently reports 119.56 million number against 6.94 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 112.61 million number.

That makes World's figure about 17.2 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 149 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	World	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.67 million number	204.76 million number	194.09 million number	World
2000s	8.57 million number	160.11 million number	151.54 million number	World
2010s	6.94 million number	123.41 million number	116.47 million number	World

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 World?: World, at 119.56 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 World?: 112.61 million number, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and World?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and World rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Ethiopia ranks 1st and World ranks 1st 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/