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

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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs IDA blend: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Ethiopia

31.4%

in 2015

IDA blend

27.8%

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

10th

IDA blend rank

8th

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

Ethiopia
IDA blend

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 31.4% against 27.8% in IDA blend, a difference of 3.6%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times IDA blend's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 10th and IDA blend ranks 8th of 136 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and IDA blend in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	IDA blend	Difference	Ahead
1990s	60.5%	41.6%	18.9%	Ethiopia
2000s	54.8%	40.3%	14.4%	Ethiopia
2010s	31.1%	32.0%	0.9%	IDA blend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Ethiopia or IDA blend?: Ethiopia, at 31.4% against 27.8% in IDA blend as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Ethiopia and IDA blend?: 3.6%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and IDA blend?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and IDA blend rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?: Ethiopia ranks 10th and IDA blend ranks 8th of 136 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 4,045 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/