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

Ethiopia
3.79 million number
in 2015
Low & middle income
59.96 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
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 59.96 million number against 3.79 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 56.17 million number.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 15.8 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 148 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 5.90 million number 111.83 million number 105.94 million number Low & middle income
2000s 4.79 million number 84.43 million number 79.64 million number Low & middle income
2010s 3.72 million number 61.05 million number 57.33 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 59.96 million number against 3.79 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?
56.17 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 148 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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/