Ethiopia vs Zambia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education

Ethiopia
26.3%
in 2015
Zambia
29.4%
in 2013
Ethiopia rank
35th
Zambia rank
32nd

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 29.4% against 26.3% in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.1%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 154 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 36.0% 33.2% 2.8% Ethiopia
2010s 33.4% 35.1% 1.7% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Ethiopia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 29.4% against 26.3% in Ethiopia as of 2013.
What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Ethiopia and Zambia?
3.1%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?
8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Zambia rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Ethiopia ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 2,304 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/