How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and 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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Middle income: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Ethiopia

3.15 million number

in 2015

Middle income

39.60 million number

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

1st

Middle income rank

4th

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

Ethiopia
Middle income

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 39.60 million number against 3.15 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 36.45 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 12.6 times Ethiopia's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 4th of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Middle income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.78 million number	67.58 million number	62.80 million number	Middle income
2000s	3.78 million number	54.45 million number	50.67 million number	Middle income
2010s	3.23 million number	43.67 million number	40.44 million number	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 Middle income?: Middle income, at 39.60 million number against 3.15 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 Middle income?: 36.45 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Middle income?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Middle income rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Ethiopia ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 4th 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,440 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/