How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?

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

Ethiopia vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Ethiopia

74.0%

in 2015

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

60.3%

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

4th

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank

2nd

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

Ethiopia
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 74.0% against 60.3% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 13.7%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

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

Ethiopia ranks 4th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd of 147 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	83.9%	74.2%	9.6%	Ethiopia
2000s	83.5%	73.3%	10.2%	Ethiopia
2010s	72.8%	60.5%	12.3%	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Ethiopia or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: Ethiopia, at 74.0% against 60.3% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Ethiopia and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: 13.7%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Ethiopia ranks 4th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.