Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Ethiopia
74.0%
in 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
56.5%
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Ethiopia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 74.0% against 56.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 17.5%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 147 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.9% | 68.3% | 15.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 67.0% | 16.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 56.5% | 16.3% | 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Ethiopia, at 74.0% against 56.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2015.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 17.5%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
- How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Ethiopia ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th 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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About this data
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.