Ethiopia vs United States: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Ethiopia
1.51 million number
in 2020
United States
1.96 million number
in 2018
Ethiopia rank
7th
United States rank
6th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 1.96 million number against 1.51 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 449,290 number.

That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 7th and United States ranks 6th of 202 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia United States Difference Ahead
1970s 464,485 number 1.74 million number 1.28 million number United States
1980s 603,233 number 1.64 million number 1.04 million number United States
1990s 845,856 number 1.89 million number 1.05 million number United States
2000s 1.16 million number 1.92 million number 759,887 number United States
2010s 1.37 million number 1.99 million number 611,606 number United States

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 United States?
United States, at 1.96 million number against 1.51 million number in Ethiopia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Ethiopia and United States?
449,290 number, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and United States?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Ethiopia and United States rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Ethiopia ranks 7th and United States 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/