Ethiopia vs Indonesia: Children out of school, primary, female

Ethiopia
2.33 million
in 2024
Indonesia
1.33 million
in 2018
Ethiopia rank
4th
Indonesia rank
6th

Children out of school, primary, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 2.33 million against 1.33 million in Indonesia, a difference of 995,810.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.7 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 177 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Indonesia Difference Ahead
1980s 2.64 million 416,154 2.22 million Ethiopia
1990s 3.55 million 833,156 2.71 million Ethiopia
2000s 2.96 million 532,059 2.42 million Ethiopia
2010s 1.49 million 893,964 597,986 Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, female, Ethiopia or Indonesia?
Ethiopia, at 2.33 million against 1.33 million in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, female between Ethiopia and Indonesia?
995,810, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Indonesia?
16 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2017.
How do Ethiopia and Indonesia rank globally for children out of school, primary, female?
Ethiopia ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary, female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,681 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.