What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between East Asia & Pacific and Ethiopia?

119.86 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Ethiopia?

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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific vs Ethiopia: Population of compulsory school age, female

East Asia & Pacific

130.82 million number

in 2019

Ethiopia

10.96 million number

in 2019

East Asia & Pacific rank

12th

Ethiopia rank

11th

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

East Asia & Pacific
Ethiopia

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 130.82 million number against 10.96 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 119.86 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 11.9 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th and Ethiopia ranks 11th of 43 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	138.57 million number	6.60 million number	131.97 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	141.40 million number	7.97 million number	133.43 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	128.98 million number	10.31 million number	118.67 million number	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, East Asia & Pacific or Ethiopia?: East Asia & Pacific, at 130.82 million number against 10.96 million number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between East Asia & Pacific and Ethiopia?: 119.86 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Ethiopia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Ethiopia rank globally for population of compulsory school age, female?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th and Ethiopia ranks 11th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, female (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, female (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 female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.