Ethiopia vs Lower middle income: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Ethiopia
1.51 million number
in 2020
Lower middle income
28.75 million number
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
7th
Lower middle income rank
6th

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 28.75 million number against 1.51 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 27.24 million number.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 19.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 7th and Lower middle income ranks 6th of 202 countries.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 464,485 number 16.81 million number 16.34 million number Lower middle income
1980s 603,233 number 20.77 million number 20.17 million number Lower middle income
1990s 845,856 number 24.65 million number 23.81 million number Lower middle income
2000s 1.16 million number 26.28 million number 25.12 million number Lower middle income
2010s 1.38 million number 28.16 million number 26.78 million number Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Ethiopia or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 28.75 million number against 1.51 million number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
27.24 million number, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Ethiopia and Lower middle income rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Ethiopia ranks 7th and Lower middle income ranks 6th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/