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

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

Where does this data come from?

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

Ethiopia vs IDA only: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Ethiopia

55.5%

in 2015

IDA only

43.3%

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

6th

IDA only rank

8th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

Ethiopia
IDA only

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 55.5% against 43.3% in IDA only, a difference of 12.2%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times IDA only's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 6th and IDA only ranks 8th of 142 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	IDA only	Difference	Ahead
1990s	72.7%	59.3%	13.5%	Ethiopia
2000s	68.7%	57.6%	11.2%	Ethiopia
2010s	55.2%	46.1%	9.2%	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Ethiopia or IDA only?: Ethiopia, at 55.5% against 43.3% in IDA only as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Ethiopia and IDA only?: 12.2%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and IDA only?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and IDA only rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Ethiopia ranks 6th and IDA only ranks 8th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ethiopia vs IDA only: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-rate-for-adolescents-and-youth-of-lower-and-upper-secondary-school-age-both/ethiopia/ida-only/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-rate-for-adolescents-and-youth-of-lower-and-upper-secondary-school-age-both/ethiopia/ida-only/">Ethiopia vs IDA only: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/