What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Ethiopia and Russian Federation?

4.60 million number, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Russian Federation?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Russian Federation: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Ethiopia

22.15 million number

in 2019

Russian Federation

17.55 million number

in 2020

Ethiopia rank

11th

Russian Federation rank

12th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Ethiopia
Russian Federation

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 22.15 million number against 17.55 million number in Russian Federation, a difference of 4.60 million number.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Russian Federation's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 11th and Russian Federation ranks 12th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Russian Federation in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13.31 million number	19.10 million number	5.79 million number	Russian Federation
2000s	16.08 million number	15.33 million number	757,860 number	Ethiopia
2010s	20.84 million number	14.63 million number	6.21 million number	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Ethiopia or Russian Federation?: Ethiopia, at 22.15 million number against 17.55 million number in Russian Federation as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Ethiopia and Russian Federation?: 4.60 million number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Russian Federation?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Ethiopia and Russian Federation rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Ethiopia ranks 11th and Russian Federation ranks 12th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.