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

Ethiopia
1.55 million number
in 2020
United States of America
2.04 million number
in 2018
Ethiopia rank
7th
United States of America rank
6th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 2.04 million number against 1.55 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 496,970 number.

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

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 469,894 number 1.82 million number 1.35 million number United States of America
1980s 614,214 number 1.74 million number 1.13 million number United States of America
1990s 862,475 number 1.99 million number 1.12 million number United States of America
2000s 1.19 million number 2.01 million number 823,966 number United States of America
2010s 1.41 million number 2.07 million number 668,169 number United States of America

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 of America?
United States of America, at 2.04 million number against 1.55 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 of America?
496,970 number, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and United States of America?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Ethiopia and United States of America rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Ethiopia ranks 7th and United States of America 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, male (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, male (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

Male 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/