Ethiopia vs Small states: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Ethiopia
26.8%
in 2015
Small states
12.4%
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
10th
Small states rank
12th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Small states
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 26.8% against 12.4% in Small states, a difference of 14.4%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.2 times Small states's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 10th and Small states ranks 12th of 149 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Small states Difference Ahead
1990s 65.3% 19.4% 45.9% Ethiopia
2000s 45.2% 15.9% 29.4% Ethiopia
2010s 28.3% 13.2% 15.1% 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 Small states?
Ethiopia, at 26.8% against 12.4% in Small states as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Ethiopia and Small states?
14.4%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Small states?
16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Small states rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Ethiopia ranks 10th and Small states ranks 12th of 149 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 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/