Ethiopia vs Least developed countries: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Ethiopia
29.6%
in 2015
Least developed countries
23.5%
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
10th
Least developed countries rank
8th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 29.6% against 23.5% in Least developed countries, a difference of 6.1%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Least developed countries's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 10th and Least developed countries ranks 8th of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1990s 72.7% 48.9% 23.8% Ethiopia
2000s 51.0% 36.6% 14.4% Ethiopia
2010s 30.6% 25.7% 4.9% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Ethiopia or Least developed countries?
Ethiopia, at 29.6% against 23.5% in Least developed countries as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Ethiopia and Least developed countries?
6.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Least developed countries?
16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Least developed countries rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Ethiopia ranks 10th and Least developed countries ranks 8th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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