What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between Ethiopia and Russia?

2.21 million number, with Ethiopia ahead.

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

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

Ethiopia vs Russia: Population of compulsory school age, male

Ethiopia

11.19 million number

in 2019

Russia

8.99 million number

in 2020

Ethiopia rank

11th

Russia rank

12th

Population of compulsory school age, male over time

Ethiopia
Russia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 11.19 million number against 8.99 million number in Russia, a difference of 2.21 million number.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Russia's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 11th and Russia ranks 12th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Russia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.71 million number	9.75 million number	3.04 million number	Russia
2000s	8.12 million number	7.84 million number	271,578 number	Ethiopia
2010s	10.53 million number	7.49 million number	3.04 million number	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, male, Ethiopia or Russia?: Ethiopia, at 11.19 million number against 8.99 million number in Russia as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between Ethiopia and Russia?: 2.21 million number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Russia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Ethiopia and Russia rank globally for population of compulsory school age, male?: Ethiopia ranks 11th and Russia ranks 12th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, male (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, male (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 male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.